Tag Archives : Republicans
Masochism Exercise, Part II: Reviewing the Republican Platform
Does the average Republican politicians even know what is in the GOP platform?
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Playboy’s Amusing – and Accurate – Assessment of Republicans, Democrats, and Libertarians
Humor and truth in political stereotypes.
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Rewarding a Corrupt IRS with a Bigger Budget: Another “Own Goal” by the GOP
Why do Republicans think the IRS deserves a bonus?
read more...Highway Funding Battle Brings Out the Worst of Washington
Congress is structured with an incentive to spend.
read more...Chairmen of House and Senate Budget Committees Propose Good Budgets, Particularly Compared to Obama’s Spendthrift Plan
The good news is that the plans follow Mitchell’s Golden Rule, but they could do much more.
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Are Congressional Republicans Big-Spending Bushies or Fiscally-Responsible Reaganites?
Republicans are Jekyll and Hyde on spending.
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The Stupid Party Strikes Again: GOP Flirts with Gas Tax Hike
Can Republicans really be this stupid?
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Three Key Wild Cards for Public Policy in 2015
Key questions for the new year.
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Corporate Welfare: Can Republicans Kick the Habit?
I periodically try to explain that there’s a big difference between being pro-market and pro-business. Simply stated, policy makers shouldn’t try to penalize businesses with taxes,mandates, and regulations. But neither should politicians seek to subsidize businesses. That’s why I’m against bailouts, subsidies, and other distortions that provide special favors for politically connected companies. I have nothing against companies earning money, to be sure, but […]
read more...Bipartisanship Is Generally a Good Thing…but for Politicians rather than Taxpayers
If you like to go along to get along, I suggest you don’t become a libertarian. At least not if you follow politics or work in Washington. Otherwise, you’re doomed to a life of endlessly pointing out that the emperor has no clothes. Here are three examples. 1. When almost every Republican and Democrat argued […]
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