by CF&P | Sep 2, 2014 | News, Press Releases
Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation For Immediate Release Tuesday, September 2, 2014 202-285-0244 www.freedomandprosperity.org CF&P Presents First in New Hotnomics Video Series (Washington, D.C., Tuesday, September 2, 2014) The Center for Freedom and...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 1, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Laffer Curve, Taxation
I’ve already shared a bunch of data and evidence on the importance of low tax rates. A review of the academic evidence by the Tax Foundation found overwhelming support for the notion that lower tax rates are good for growth. An economist from Cornell found lower tax...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 26, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Competition
The Export-Import Bank is noxiously corrupt example of crony capitalism. It never should have been created. But that’s something we could say about most government programs. So the real question is how to reverse the damage. If we reform a big program such as...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 25, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe, Taxation
Remember when Paul Krugman warned that there was a plot against France? He asserted that critics wanted to undermine the great success of France’s social model. I agreed with Krugman, at least in the limited sense that there is a plot against France. But I explained...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 22, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy
I’ve shared horror stories about government thuggery and I’ve shared horror stories about government stupidity. Thanks to Mark Steyn, we have a story that exemplifies both the brain-dead nature of the public sector and the nasty nature of our bureaucratic...
