Republicans caught using budget gimmicks.
Daily Analysis
The Biggest Tax Scam Is the Internal Revenue Code and the IRS
The IRS wants us on the look at for tax scams. Found one! It’s the IRS.
The Case against the Value-Added Tax
Why a VAT would lead to more spending and more debt.
Greece, Marxism, and Paul Krugman
Keynes and his acolytes are doing more damage to Greece than even Marxists.
Chairmen of House and Senate Budget Committees Propose Good Budgets, Particularly Compared to Obama’s Spendthrift Plan
The good news is that the plans follow Mitchell’s Golden Rule, but they could do much more.
Are Congressional Republicans Big-Spending Bushies or Fiscally-Responsible Reaganites?
Republicans are Jekyll and Hyde on spending.
To Control Leviathan, even the IMF Agrees that Spending Caps Are Far More Effective than Balanced Budget Requirements
Never would have guessed the IMF would admit this.
Destroying Jobs with Innumerate Compassion
We have the theory. We have the empirical research. Now we see the stories.
A Video Primer on How Taxes Reduce Economic Value and Cause Deadweight Loss
Now might be a good time to get back to basics.
A Modest Proposal to Reduce Income Inequality
Why some people worry about inequality and what we can do about it.