by Dan Mitchell | Apr 29, 2020 | Bailouts, Big Government, Blogs
Since government officials have imposed severe restrictions on economic activity, I’m sympathetic to the notion that businesses should be compensated. But, as I warn in this CNBC interview, I have major concerns about big government and big business getting in bed...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 27, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Socialism
In pure socialist systems, governments own and operate companies (the “means of production“). Such an approach also requires central planning and price controls. But you don’t need socialism to have government-controlled companies. There are plenty of “state-owned...
by CF&P | Oct 22, 2019 | News, Press Releases
For Immediate Release Tuesday, October 22, 2019 202-285-0244 www.freedomandprosperity.org Coalition Opposes Granting Government Control Over Aluminum Reference Prices (Washington, D.C., Tuesday, October 22, 2019) Led by the Center for Freedom and Prosperity...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Oct 18, 2019 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by Inside Sources on October 17, 2019. A decision on whether to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank was delayed with the recent passage of a continuing resolution to provide funding for the government through November 21. Lobbyists for...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 29, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs
The 2008 financial crisis was largely the result of bad government policy, including subsidies for the housing sector from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. This video is 10 years old, but it does a great job of explaining the damaging role of those two government-created...
