Tax Politics
The Politics of Taxes
Deplorable Pneumonia?
We've all seen the video which raises new questions about the health status of Hillary Clinton. I've largely left these questions alone because I try to avoid reckless speculation. However, the video does raise some new questions: The Hillary press team was largely...
We Remember
Government Employees Outnumber Manufacturing Employees
Data compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics show that government employees in the United States outnumber manufacturing employees by 9,932,000, according to data released today. CNS news has the highlights: Federal, state and local government employed 22,213,000...
Voting Rights and Responsibilities
What happens when the government uses its power to give money from one group of people to another group of people? It’s happening. It’s not supposed to happen. See, in our Constitution, the government has the right do things -- limited things -- in order to safeguard...
Weak Business Investment a Result of Unrelenting, Anti-Business Policies
Earlier in the month, Steven Russolillo correctly reported on weak business investment as a key reason for poor economic growth. However, it was incredibly frustrating that as an economic writer, Russolillo, could actually suggest this was a surprising phenomenon....
Musings For And Against Trump
My good friend Don Boudreaux recently wondered aloud about the possibility of a Trump presidency, where he writes, "I can understand and appreciate why some people believe that Donald Trump would be a less-dangerous president than would Hillary Clinton. (Although I no...