by Dan Mitchell | Nov 8, 2010 | Blogs, Taxation
The White House recently released a video, narrated by Austan Goolsbee of the Council of Economic Advisers, asserting that higher tax rates on the so-called rich would be a good idea. Since Goolsbee’s video made so many unsubstantiated assertions and was guilty of so...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 6, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
The old saying that “two wrongs don’t make a right” is especially true in the field of public policy. A good example is the crazy new proposal from the United Nations to collect billions of dollars by imposing global taxes on financial transactions and energy. That’s...
by Brian Garst | Nov 2, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
One of the points made most frequently on this blog is that Obama’s big spending policies are essentially just an extension and elaboration on those from the Bush years. That is also the argument of this new video from Reason.tv:
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 27, 2010 | Bailouts, Blogs
I commented on the Obama Administration’s TARP dishonesty yesterday, which made me feel better, but it was even more cathartic to vent on national TV about the corruption, dishonesty, and economic damage associated with the Wall Street bailout.
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 24, 2010 | Blogs, Taxation
I’m not serious , of course, but it is rather ironic that Raul Castro is cutting the tax burden on small business at the same time that Obama is pushing for higher tax rates on small business. Reuters reports on the latest in supply-side communism. Cuba unveiled on...
