Taxes and Spending

Mark Thornton explains why Obamacare is simply one more step along the road to health care serfdom.

One lesson from the United States’ Obamacare debacle has been that if Congress can’t get its way through regulation, it can always resort to taxes.

If you use the word contagion these days, people are likely to think you’re talking about

Contrary to the political myth, poor people do indeed pay taxes, and they pay into a system that robs them of control over how they can spend, save, or invest their own property. In addition, the poor are taxed by a perverse incentive structure that punishes their financial success. 

In the US, many pension plans are hopelessly underwater as the economy heads into troubled times.

Although it’s clear that they offer no economic net benefit, American cities are building taxpayer-funded sports stadiums every chance they g

How much is Obama's war on ISIS Going to Cost you? You don't want to know.

How much is Obama’s war on ISIS going to cost you? You don’t want to know, writes Daniel McAdams.

This lecture by Robert Higgs was presented at the 2012 Mises University in Auburn, Alabama.  Includes an introduction my Mark Thornton.

Some of the questions asked of the panel were: What is the connection between the Fed and the current crisis?, What is the business cycle?, Does IP qualify as socialization? and, Is the housing bubble worldwide?