by CF&P | Oct 15, 2012 | News, Press Releases
Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation For Immediate Release Monday, October 15, 2012 202-285-0244 www.freedomandprosperity.org New CF&P “Economics 101” Video Exposes Auto Bailout As Costly Taxpayer Boondoggle (Washington, D.C., Monday, October 15, 2012) The...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 20, 2012 | Bailouts, Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Europe, Government Spending
The mess in Europe has been rather frustrating, largely because almost everybody is on the wrong side. Some folks say they want “austerity,” but that’s largely a code word for higher taxes. They’re fighting against the people who say they want “growth,” but that’s...
by Dan Mitchell | May 28, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I don’t like the international bureaucrats at the IMF, and I don’t like the corrupt politicians of Greece, so for whom do I cheer if there’s a fight between those two groups? Ideally, both sides will lose (which is also my view of the European fight between Keynesians...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 2, 2012 | Bailouts, Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
I wrote last year about a backlash from long-suffering Greek taxpayers. These people – the ones pulling the wagon rather than riding in the wagon – are being raped and pillaged by a political class that is trying to protect the greedy interest groups that benefit from...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 23, 2012 | Bailouts, Blogs
Governor Romney’s campaign is catching some flak because a top aide implied that many of the candidate’s positions have been insincere and that Romney will erase those views (like an Etch-a-Sketch) and return to his statist roots as the general election begins. I’m...
