Tag Archives : leviathan
Coronavirus and the Future of Public Policy
Will economic liberty shrink?
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In the Left’s Orwellian World, Taxpayers Who Get to Keep Their Income Are Getting “Handouts”
Statists think income belongs to government first, and we should be grateful for what we’re allowed to keep.
read more...The Case against the Value-Added Tax
Why a VAT would lead to more spending and more debt.
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Big Government and Tipping Points: Is America Is Doomed to Become a Failed European-Style Welfare State?
When I give speeches around the country, I often get asked whether it’s time to give up. More specifically, has America reached a tipping point, with too many people riding in the wagon of government dependency and too few people creating wealth and pulling the wagon in the right direction? These questions don’t surprise me, […]
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What Was the Most Tragic Policy Development of 2012?
I’m not sure I could pick out a significant victory for human freedom in 2012. Maybe I’m missing something, but the only good policy that’s even worth mentioning was the decision in Wisconsin to rein in the special privileges and excessive compensation for government workers. But there definitely have been lots of sad developments. The […]
read more...Here’s How to Balance the Budget
Our fiscal policy goal should be smaller government, but here’s a video for folks who think that balancing the budget should be the main objective. The main message is that restraining the growth of government is the right way to get rid of red ink, so there is no conflict between advocates of limited government and […]
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New Orwellian Tax Scheme in England Would Require all Paychecks Go Directly to the Tax Authority
Our tax system in America is an absurd nightmare, but at least we have some ability to monitor what is happening. We can’t get too aggressive (nobody wants the ogres at the IRS breathing down their necks), but at least we can adjust our withholding levels and control what gets put on our annual tax returns. […]
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