Taxes and Spending

When the advocate for a new tariff or a new regulation says he's willing to pay a few bucks more for the "good" of society — what he really means is you should pay more, whether you like it or not.

It costs more to run a campaign in a large jurisdiction than a small one. Making districts and states smaller would reduce the role of money in politics.

Government spending distorts and harms the wealth creation process. And cutting taxes without cutting spending won't lead to real economic growth.

In coming years, interest payments on debt will increasingly pull money away from programs like Medicare and military spending.

The US government used foreign aid to spread a eugenics-tinged sterilization policy in Peru in the late 1990s.

State-run pensions are sitting on a time bomb.

A big chunk of the voting population relies on taxpayer-funded benefits to pad their incomes. The effects on voting and public policy can't be ignored.

It is the boosters of aggressive government action, such as a carbon tax, who ignore the peer-reviewed research on climate change.

The United Nations has big plans for your tax money.

Some inequality arises naturally from freedom of choice. Some comes from government meddling. One is good and the other is bad. …