by CF&P | Aug 13, 2012 | News, Press Releases
Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation For Immediate Release Monday, August 13, 2012 202-285-0244 www.freedomandprosperity.org New CF&P “Economics 101” Video Documents Wasteful Legacy of Obamanomics (Washington, D.C., Monday, August 13, 2012) The latest...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 7, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation
I like sequestration. Automatic budget cuts might not be the best way of reducing the burden of government spending, but a sequester is better than leaving the federal budget on autopilot. Particularly since the “cuts” are mostly just reductions in already-scheduled...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 6, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation
I almost feel sorry for the ideologues and partisan hacks who feel obliged to defends Obama’s miserable economic performance. Keynesian spending policies and class-warfare tax policies have produced dismal economic performance, with unemployment stuck above 8 percent...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 31, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
What Do Greece, the United States, and the Cayman Islands Have in Common? At first, this seems like a trick question. After all, the Cayman Islands are a fiscal paradise, with no personal income tax, no corporate income tax, no capital gains tax, and no death tax. By...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 20, 2012 | Bailouts, Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Europe, Government Spending
The mess in Europe has been rather frustrating, largely because almost everybody is on the wrong side. Some folks say they want “austerity,” but that’s largely a code word for higher taxes. They’re fighting against the people who say they want “growth,” but that’s...
