by Dan Mitchell | Dec 7, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe, Government Spending
Here’s a new video from the Taxpayers Alliance in the United Kingdom exposing how left-wing environmental groups get funded by government handouts. David Cameron supposedly is being tough on spending, but I’ve already revealed that overall spending is climbing at...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 5, 2010 | Blogs
Last year, I commented on a handful of crazed environmentalists who were sterilizing themselves because children boost carbon emissions. I thought this was a wonderful form of natural selection since it meant at least some statists weren’t passing on their…um…peculiar...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 4, 2010 | Blogs, Taxation, VAT
We’ve been spending too much time on elections, so let’s get back to pointing out inane, foolish, and destructive government policies. Our latest example comes from the United Kingdom, where politicians are pushing airline ticket taxes to punitive levels and harming...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 20, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I want to believe. No, I’m not talking about the X-Files movie from 2008. I’m referring to the BBC’s report that the U.K. government will cut spending and eliminate 500,000 government positions. Unfortunately, I can’t accept this story at face value. As I’ve noted...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 17, 2010 | Blogs, Capital Gains, Tax Competition, Taxation
Here are a handful of the posters being used in the United Kingdom to fight the perversely-destructive proposal to increase tax rates on capital gains. (for an explanation of why the tax should be abolished, see here) Which one is your favorite? I’m partial to the...
