Taxes and Spending

Politicians forever exhort us to “work together” in the common interest, notes William Anderson. But what about the cooperation that occurs each day within the private marketplace?

Paul Krugman rails against cutting taxes, but his own quack solution is more of what brought about the downturn in the first place.

A CNN report on a Russian police academy, writes Adam Young, masks the brutality of training children to serve as state revenue agents.

Hal Varian's math text has been the bane of economics graduate students for many years. Now he is calling for higher oil taxes. 

The Social Security Commissioner sent out a letter revealing what the system will eventually pay. Gregory Bresiger is not pleased.

As usual, the rich are taking a beating this election season. But Lew Rockwell argues that they are the foundation of prosperity and a most precious asset.

The Gore message is fairly simple: he promises a vast and costless increase in government benefits to everyone who will vote for him.  

Mark Thornton explains why he won't sign a statement endorsing Bush's economic plan.

Once we accept that government has a legitimate role in divvying out economic favors among its citizens, on what basis do we make moral distinctions among competing demands?

Bill Anderson explains why politicians treat budget surpluses as their own personal reward, and wouldn't think of giving the money back from whence it came.