Did Tariffs Really Cause the American Civil War?
Regional conflicts went far beyond a simple dispute over taxation. For the South, the ends aimed at was the preservation of slavery, and the means they employed to realize these ends was secession.
Taxes and Spending
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Just in Time for the Holidays, Reckless States Are Coming for Your Online Purchases
Most states that clamor for taxing online purchases are characterized by their already byzantine tax systems and unsustainable spending programs.
How to Beam Factories to Mars
Would the option of trading with Earth matter to the Martians? Of course it would — in spite of what Paul Krugman thinks.
“Economic Development” Is a Corporate Welfare Scheme
Taxpayers are being ripped off to help companies that apparently can't turn a profit without some help from the government.
Leftist Billionaires Virtue-Signal on Tax Cuts
The right to the product of one’s own labor is not in conflict with compassion and charity.
We Need More Tax Breaks for Education
Supporters of quality education must advance policies aimed at giving Americans control over their education dollars.
Hey GOP, Want to Cut the Burden of Government? Cut Spending.
It is not deficits per se, but total government spending that distorts the economy and starves the private sector of resources.
UK’s National Health Service Moves to Cut Healthcare for Smokers and the Obese
To cut government expenses, the NHS has declared that smokers and the obese will be limited in the healthcare procedures they're allowed to receive.
GOP Tax Plan Increases the Most Insidious Tax
Politicians love the inflation tax because it allows them to increase taxes without having to vote for higher rates.
Stop Canada’s War on “Passive” Investment
Economic growth in Canada will continue to be hampered as long as the government continues to erect roadblocks to business investment.
