by Dan Mitchell | Nov 19, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
Some people have asked why I’m so agitated about the possibility that Republicans may acquiesce to tax increases as part of the Supercommittee negotiations. Rather than get into a lengthy discourse about the proper role of the federal government or an analysis of how...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 18, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation
Yesterday, I unloaded on supposed conservatives who are toying with a tax increase to enable more government spending. Why would they take that route in the “Supercommittee” deliberations, I wondered, when they can deliver a guaranteed victory for taxpayers by holding...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 17, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation
What would you do if you saw somebody standing at the top of a skyscraper, about to jump? Would you avert your eyes in horror? Would you watch in dismay as they plummeted to the ground? These are similar to the thoughts that are going through my mind as I watch...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 17, 2011 | Bailouts, Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Europe, Government Spending, Taxation, VAT
I’ve written about the fiscal implosion in Europe and warned that America faces the same fate if we don’t reform poorly designed entitlement programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. But this new video from the Center for Freedom and Prosperity, narrated by an Italian...
by CF&P | Nov 16, 2011 | News, Press Releases
Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation For Immediate Release Wednesday, November 16, 2011 202-285-0244 www.freedomandprosperity.org New CF&P “Economics 101” Video Highlights Key Lessons From European Fiscal Crisis (Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 16,...
