Elon Musks’s Taxpayer-Funded Gravy Train
The government should put its cozy relationship with Musk on a long, if not permanent, hiatus.
Taxes and Spending
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Tax Competition: A Practical Way to a Low-Tax World
It's important to make the moral case for lower taxes, but we shouldn't overlook simply defending institutional competition.
How Government Bureaucrats and the New York Times Are Misleading the Public About Climate Change
The media is using the recent National Climate Assessment to warn about the "cost of inaction" on climate change. Here's what they miss.
Balanced-Budget Baloney
The real problem of the federal budget is that there's far too much spending. The fact that it's not a balanced budget is a minor concern by comparison.
The Poor Laws of England
The Poor Law Amendment of 1834 attempted to address the problem of runaway costs and abuses of the system. With mixed results.
French Protestors Fume over Climate Taxes and a Rising Cost of Living
French protests over a new climate-change-inspired fuel tax highlight high costs imposed on ordinary people by climate-change policies.
Medicare for All: Administrative Costs Are Much Higher than You Think
Those pushing Medicare for All rely on the presumption that it will generate huge administrative efficiencies. But they greatly underestimate the program's real administrative cost.
5 Ways a Wealth Tax Is At Least as Bad as an Income Tax
As the wage-earning population grows smaller as a proportion of the population, get ready for calls for "wealth taxes" which can keep the taxes coming in even as total wage incomes fall.
Let’s Opt Out of the Federal Government’s Schemes
Including both government-funded abortion and war.
Why Politicians Love the Amazon Deal
"Economic development" schemes, like those used to attract big corporate headquarters to one's city, are really just a type of governmental central planning.
