Tag Archives : food nazi
Economics 101 and Soda Taxes
Maybe they should just leave people alone.
read more...Sin Taxes and the Nanny State
There are moral and practical argument against sin taxes.
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Laffer Curve Lessons for Leftists, Part VI
Another acknowledgment of the central premise of supply-side economics.
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What Can We Learn When the Pro-Tax Hike Crowd Says “Oops”?
They get very worried if tax increases threaten their political viability.
read more...A Left-Wing Tax Victory that Is Actually a Triumph for Supply-Side Economics
Why don’t statists apply their understanding of sin taxes to taxes on savings, work, and investment?
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Get the Federal Government Out of Our Stomachs
Non-compliant pasta and contraband salt?!
read more...Corporate Tax in Japan, Benefits for American Veterans, and Overweight British Kids
The title of this post sounds like the beginning of a strange joke, but it’s actually because we’re covering three issues today. Our first topic is corporate taxation. More specifically, we’re looking at a nation that seems to be learning that it’s foolish the have a punitive corporate tax system. By way of background, the […]
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Anti-Obesity Efforts Mean More Bloated Government, not Better Health
Back in 2009, I wrote about various schemes to impose taxes on unhealthy food. At the time, I was primarily concerned about the risks of giving politicians a new source of revenue that would be used to increase the burden of government spending. The folks at Reason TV look at the issue from a different […]
read more...The Best Super Bowl Commercial of 2011
I don’t know if this commercial was broadcast nationally, but I saw it in northern Virginia. A very smart, anti-politician message. The worst commercial (this is a no-brainer) was from Chrysler. Not because the advertising was bad, but because the company is mooching from the taxpayers.
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