by Brian Garst | Sep 24, 2012 | Blogs, Taxation
When it comes to taxes, Republicans really do play the stupid party to the Democrats’ evil. If Democrats propose raising taxes, Republicans trip over themselves to offer to sharp contrast by offering to raise taxes a bit less. CF&P President Andrew Quinlan...
by Brian Garst | Sep 18, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Government Waste
Pending sequestration cuts are hanging in the air over DC, with politicians squirming under the prospect of actually putting a limit of any kind on spending. There’s a particular debate raging over the propriety of the spending cuts set to hit defense and what...
by Brian Garst | Aug 11, 2012 | Blogs, States, Tax Competition, Taxation
A lot has been said about the growing dependence of American citizens on the federal government, including in this great CF&P Economics 101 video narrated by Emily O’Neill. But there’s another kind of growing dependence about which we need to be...
by Brian Garst | Jul 23, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Free Market, Government Spending, Tax Competition, Tax Havens, Taxation
Over a week ago I predicted in an editorial that there would be continued attacks on financial privacy and tax competition, noting that attacks on Romney’s financial holdings were “part of this ongoing effort to undermine tax competition and make it easier...
by Brian Garst | Jul 12, 2012 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared in The Daily Caller on July 12, 2012. In an effort to score political points, Democrats are pounding Mitt Romney over his use of offshore bank accounts. Over the weekend, Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin remarked, “You either get a Swiss bank...
