by Dan Mitchell | Feb 10, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
Proponents of higher taxes are fond of claiming that Bill Clinton’s 1993 tax increase was a big success because of budget surpluses that began in 1998. That’s certainly a plausible hypothesis, and I’m already on record arguing that Clinton’s economic record was much...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 31, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
I’m in Milan, at the office of the Institute Bruno Leoni, which overlooks the famous Castle Sforza and is almost within shouting distance of the remarkable cathedral. This evening, I’ll be talking about how Italy should balance its budget by limiting the size of...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 25, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation, Welfare and Entitlements
I’m disappointed, but not surprised, to read in the Washington Post that President Obama has decided against any changes to restrain Social Security spending. He’ll still probably subject us to pious and insincere rhetoric about fighting red ink in tonight’s...
by CF&P | Jan 15, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
I’ve already poked fun at Herman Van Rompuy, the nondescript über-bureaucrat who has risen to the non-elected post of European Council President. I’ve mocked Rompuy’s attempts to compete with other European politicians, and I encourage everyone to have a good laugh at...
by CF&P | Jan 10, 2011 | News, Press Releases
Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation For Immediate Release Monday, January 10, 2011 202-285-0244 www.freedomandprosperity.org New CF&P Video Explains How Personal Savings Accounts Would Save Social Security (Washington, D.C., Monday, January 10, 2011) A...
