by CF&P | Apr 10, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
When I was in college and first became active in politics and public policy, I periodically would meet people who warned about sinister conspiracies that had to be exposed and overcome. The most common villain, reviled by conspiracy theorists on the left and right,...
by CF&P | Apr 10, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I’m not sure if this is an energy policy joke or a monetary policy joke, but it’s still worth sharing ——————————————————————————————————- The next time you decide to go on a trip or vacation, consider getting a bunch of these Gas Coupons. I didn’t realize it, but...
by CF&P | Apr 7, 2011 | Letters
[PDF Version] April 7, 2011 Hon. Timothy F. Geithner Secretary of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20220 Dear Secretary Geithner: We are writing to express our deep concern with an onerous regulation (REG-146097-09), proposed by the...
by CF&P | Apr 3, 2011 | Blogs, Economics, Laffer Curve, Taxation
A new study from the Adam Smith Institute in the United Kingdom provides overwhelming evidence that class-warfare tax policy is grossly misguided and self-destructive. The authors examine the likely impact of the 10-percentage point increase in the top income tax...
by CF&P | Mar 28, 2011 | Blogs, Flat Tax, Taxation
General Electric has received a lot of unwelcome attention for paying zero federal income tax in 2010, even though it reported $5.1 billion in U.S. profits. This is a good news-bad news situation. The good news is that GE’s clever tax planning deprived the government...
