I’ve already poked fun at Herman Van Rompuy, the nondescript über-bureaucrat who has risen to the non-elected post of European Council President. I’ve mocked Rompuy’s attempts to compete with other European politicians, and I encourage everyone to have a good laugh at…
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Walter Williams Is Skeptical about the House GOP Pledge to Obey the Constitution
Walter Williams has a column about the House GOP’s commitment to make sure legislation is consistent with the Constitution. As with most things he writes, it is very much worth reading. Walter starts by explaining what Boehner and the rest of the Republicans have…
New CF&P Video Explains How Personal Savings Accounts Would Save Social Security
A new video released today by the Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation (CF&P) exposes Social Security’s unsustainable finances and points out that policies to address the giant unfunded liability, such as tax increases and benefit cuts, would make the program an…
Obama’s Revival of Clinton-Era Interest-Reporting Regulation Threatens U.S. Economy
President Obama’s Treasury Department has proposed a new Internal Revenue Service regulation (REG-146097-09) that would overturn existing law and force American banks to report the interest paid to all nonresident aliens. This ill-considered rule is a retread of a Clint…
New CF&P “Economics 101″ Video Exposes Keynesian Consumer Spending Fallacy
In the latest “Economics 101” video released today by the Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation (CF&P), Hiwa Alaghebandian of the American Enterprise Institute punctures a common economic myth used by politicians to justify bigger government. The video, entitled…
New CF&P Video Debunks White House Tax-Increase Propaganda
In a new mini-documentary released today by the Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation (CF&P), Dan Mitchell of the Cato Institute provides a point-by-point rebuttal of a recent White House pro-tax increase video. The full White House production, which is narrated …
CF&P Welcomes Members of the New Congress
The Center for Freedom and Prosperity congratulates the newly-elected members that will serve in the 112th U.S. Congress, and looks forward to working with new members who believe in promoting economic growth through limited government and free markets.
CF&P Announces Free Market Video Contest
The Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation is announcing a free market video contest, with a grand prize of $1,000 available for the video that best promotes free markets, limited government, and individual liberty. CF&P specifically encourages students to partici…
CF&P Renews Call to Eliminate Taxpayer Subsidies for OECD
The Center for Freedom and Prosperity is renewing its call to end U.S. taxpayer funding of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The United States currently provides more funding to the OECD than any other nation, yet the Paris-based bureauc…
New CF&P Video Debunks Claim that Tax Hikes are Required to Balance the Budget
In a new video released today by the Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation (CF&P), Dan Mitchell of the Cato Institute debunks the statist claim that the federal budget can only be balanced through massive tax hikes.