by Dan Mitchell | Oct 11, 2011 | Bailouts, Blogs
I’m routinely critical of politicians, even the “good” ones that say they want to limit government and promote freedom. But I think I’ve found a lawmaker who is worthy of strong praise. Unfortunately, he’s not in America. He is Richard Sulik, the head of the Slovakian...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 24, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
The Congressional Budget Office has just released the update to its Economic and Budget Outlook. There are several things from this new report that probably deserve commentary, including a new estimate that unemployment will “remain above 8 percent until 2014.” This...
by CF&P | Feb 22, 2011 | News, Press Releases
Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation For Immediate Release Tuesday, February 22, 2011 202-285-0244 www.freedomandprosperity.org CF&P Video Uses International Examples to Show that Limiting the Growth of Government Spending Is the Best Fiscal Policy...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 22, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
America faces a fiscal crisis. The burden of federal spending has doubled during the Bush-Obama years, a $2 trillion increase in just 10 years. But that’s just the tip of the proverbial iceberg. Because of demographic changes and poorly designed entitlement programs,...
by CF&P | Feb 1, 2008 | CF&P Foundation Prosperitas Studies, Publications
[PDF Version] February 2008, Vol. VIII, Issue I The Global Flat Tax Revolution: Lessons for Policy Makers Thanks largely to tax competition, governments are dramatically improving tax policy. Over the past 30 years, tax rates on productive activity have been sharply...
