According to Chris Edwards, the director of tax policy studies at Cato Institute, the federal government is involving itself too much in the business of disaster recovery. Edwards writes that local authorities, along with the private sector, are in a better position to take lead roles in disaster recovery. Too much federal intervention could actually slow […]
America Can Fix This Lousy Deal for Workers
Writing at International Liberty, Dan Mitchell a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, says that Social Security isn’t only basically bankrupt, it’s also a “lousy deal for workers.” He writes: The part of the crisis that generally is overlooked is that the program is a lousy deal for workers. They pay record amounts of tax […]
People Will Die
The go-to argument for many liberals, especially when talking of reforming Social Security/Medicare or any other unsustainable program is “people will die.” Talking of “folks” dying certainly grabs attention. And, as Cato Institute’s Michael Tanner points out, “Who wants to argue about economic incentives when lives are at stake?” In the bigger picture, though, it […]
Senator John McCain Is Wrong; Cato Institute’s Chris Preble Is Right
Originally posted January 16, 2014. Senator McCain wants to push the U.S. deeper into the never-ending Iraqi civil quagmire. Neocon war whoops led by Bill Kristol will likely follow. There is no historical evidence that an American boots-on-the-ground strategy like those in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq or Afghanistan has made America safer. Quite to the contrary. […]
Want to Live in a Free Market Island Paradise?
Given the political acrimony in America today, anyone can be forgiven if they fantasize about fleeing to an island paradise where their preferred philosophical version of government is in place. Increasingly, for free market advocates, New Zealand is looking like that paradise. Dan Mitchell writes that New Zealand’s free market reforms deserve praise, and that […]
How Tiny Switzerland Faced Down Hitler and The Nazis
The Nazis never invaded Switzerland. Stephen P. Halbrook in The Swiss and The Nazis explains to readers that Switzerland had “a unique system in which every able-bodied man served in the army and was well trained in firearms. Every male on reaching the age of 19 was enrolled in the militia army and issued a military […]
Downsize the Federal Government
The federal government is too large and must be reduced. The best plan on how to get that done is housed at Downsizinggovernment.org. Here’s more about the site’s mission: About Downsizing the Federal Government The federal government is running huge budget deficits, spending too much, and heading toward a financial crisis. Without a change of […]
You Are Under Attack
The Eric Holder desired strategy is to retreat, to not stand your ground, to not use the necessary force to defend yourself or your family members. Instead, turn your back (a really fine play against oncoming trouble) or backpedal like an NFL cornerback. I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t want my back exposed. […]
WATCH: Pull Government Agencies Out by the Roots
Dan Mitchell recommends pulling government agencies out by their roots, rather than simply trimming the amount of spending they receive. Dan, a friend and a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, is discussing the growth of federal spending since WWII. After showing three charts of federal spending, Dan reaches the conclusion that without entitlement reform, […]
Cato Institute’s Roger Pilon on Trump/Russia: No Credible Allegations
After reading in the Wall Street Journal that special prosecutor Robert Mueller has assembled “an elite team of lawyers with expertise in national security, public corruption and financial crimes, suggesting he is taking a broad view of his mandate to probe Russia’s alleged meddling in the 2016 election,” I decided to ask the one man […]
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