The IRS is worthy of scorn. It is a bloated bureaucracy that routinely violates the rights of taxpayers. But even I didn’t think it was possible for a collection of bureaucrats to display the blithering incompetence necessary to send $46 million of handouts to nearly 24,000 fake returns filed from a single address. Yes, a […]
read more...In my never-ending crusade to push for the right kind of austerity, I appeared on RT to pontificate on the merits of limited government. We got to cover a lot of material, so here’s some augmenting material. 1. The right kind of “austerity” is less government spending, which is why I’m very frustrated that the […]
read more...I periodically post TV interviews and the second-most-watched segment – edged out only by my debate with Robert Reich on Keynesian economics – was when I discussed how President Obama’s statist policies are bad for young people. So there’s obviously some concern about the future of the country and what it means for today’s youth. […]
read more...This mini-documentary from the Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation highlights the devastating impact that big government has on America’s youth, who are ironically also its strongest champions.
Four major challenges facing today’s youth: 1) High youth unemployment, 2) Unreasonable healthcare burdens, 3) Poor returns from Social Security, and 4) burgeoning student loan debt.
read more...The Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation (CF&P) released today its latest “Economics 101” video, which details how big government is undermining the future of America’s youth. Entitled, “How Big Government Undermines Your Future,” the video shows young people that big government is the common factor when it comes to the most serious problems they face.
read more...What’s the most noxious example of hypocrisy from the political class? Is it left wingers from Obama’s cabinet utilizing tax havens while supporting higher taxes for the rest of us peasants? Or how about politicians who voted for Obamacare and are now trying to exempt themselves and their staff from the law? The limousine liberals […]
read more...Back in 2010, I posted a “word cloud” from a Gallup poll, which cited people’s reactions when asked to describe the federal government. Common responses included “incompetent” and “too big,” as well as “corrupt” and “confused.” Then, quoting from a very funny Mark Steyn column, I explained last year that there is an inverse relationship […]
read more...I want a smaller burden of government spending, so you can only imagine how frustrating it is for me to observe the fight in Europe. On one side of the debate you have pro-spenders, who call themselves “growth” advocates, but are really just Keynesians. On the other side of the debate, you have pro-taxers, who […]
read more...I joked back in 2010 that Barack Obama had a very simple flat tax proposal. But as you can see, sometimes simple isn’t the same as good. Well, satire too often becomes reality in a world of greedy and corrupt politicians who think class-warfare is an acceptable guide to tax policy. I say this because […]
read more...I’m in Europe as part of a six-nation speaking tour, participating in the Free Market Road Show. My first speech was yesterday in Greece, which is infamous for a government that is insanely wasteful, even to the point of subsidizing pedophiles and requiring stool samples from folks applying to set up online companies. But I […]
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