No Unconditional Handouts to the States

by Andrew F. Quinlan | Aug 11, 2020 | Opinion and Commentary

Originally published by Inside Sources on August 10, 2020. The biggest sticking point in negotiations between the White House, Senate Republicans and House Democrats over the next COVID-19 relief bill is the treatment of the CARES Act’s recently expired $600 in added...

Thanks to Lobbying, Banks Obtain Unearned Wealth and Increase Systemic Risk

by Dan Mitchell | Jul 18, 2014 | Bailouts, Blogs

I periodically comment about government corruption, often in the context of trying to make the general point that shrinking the size and scope of the public sector is the most effective way of reducing sleaze in Washington. Now let’s get specific. I’ve already...

CF&P Supports Senator Rubio’s ObamaCare Bailout Prevention Act

by CF&P | Nov 20, 2013 | News, Press Releases

Center for Freedom and Prosperity For Immediate Release Wednesday, November 20, 2013 202-285-0244 www.freedomandprosperity.org CF&P Supports Senator Rubio’s ObamaCare Bailout Prevention Act (Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 20, 2013) The Center for...

Being in Favor of Markets Is Not the Same of Being in Favor of Business

by Dan Mitchell | Apr 1, 2013 | Bailouts, Blogs, Free Market

Folks, the pendulum is swinging in the right direction. In recent weeks, I’ve shared a bunch of examples to support my hypothesis that libertarians, small-government conservatives, and classical liberals are finally making some progress. This trend actually started...

Let’s Enjoy a Victory – even if Temporary – in the Fight against More Bloat at the International Monetary Fund

by Dan Mitchell | Mar 26, 2013 | Blogs, Economics

I remember reading someplace that cockroaches were the only animals that would survive a nuclear war. I have no idea if that’s true, but it appears that international bureaucracies have similar survival skills. But I’m digressing. Here’s the situation. The IMF has...