by Brian Garst | Jun 30, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Free Market, Government Waste
Numerous arguments have been made here in opposition to re-authorization of the Export-Import bank. But perhaps the most fundamental is that America ought to lead by example when it comes to belief in the free market. We should not be exporting support for cronyism to...
by Brian Garst | Jun 4, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Government Waste
The Export-Import bank is a favorite of big business. It’s also been defended by some misguided free market folk. But it’s bad for jobs and, as this video from the newly launched Daily Signal shows, an exercise in cronyism. CF&P is part of a large...
by Brian Garst | May 22, 2014 | Blogs, Economics
Former CBO Director and now American Action Forum President Douglas Holtz-Eakin is a solid economist and champion of pro-growth tax policy. But no one is perfect, as illustrated in this case by his misguided defense of the Export-Import bank. Though acknowledging...
by CF&P | May 7, 2014 | News, Prosperity Updates
Tax Competition News The Dangers of Automatic Information Exchange CF&P President Andrew Quinlan and Director of Government Affairs Brian Garst wrote in Panama’s La Estrella about the threats posed by the OECD’s quest for de facto tax harmonization....
by Brian Garst | May 2, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Free Market, Government Waste
A coalition of 30 free market and taxpayer advocacy organizations is calling for the end of the export-import bank. CF&P joined the Americans for Prosperity-led coalition in signing a letter that explains how the Export-Import Bank distorts markets and harms...