By Michael F. Cannon
My French is rusty, but I’m pretty sure the Fresh Prince just flipped out at the idea of a 75-percent marginal tax rate like that advocated by France’s new socialist president. Will Smith: Socialists Just Don’t Understand is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
Will Smith: Socialists Just Don’t Understand is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
By David Boaz
Some politicians say that banks need more regulation because JPMorgan Chase lost $2 billion, about 2 percent of its annual revenue. Meanwhile, the federal government will have a deficit of about $1.3 trillion this year, more than half its annual revenue (and about a third of its annual spending). Is there some sort of regulation [...]
Adult Supervision is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
By Roger Pilon
Today POLITICO Arena asks: Did foes of Scott Walker make a bad bet on the recall? My response: We’ll know soon enough whether foes of Scott Walker made a bad bet on the recall, but either way, Wisconsin made a bad bet years ago in initiating America’s public-sector union movement. The incentives thus established — with [...]
Scott Walker and Public-Sector Unions is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
By Chris Edwards
The Washington Times today discusses whether Mitt Romney’s political and policy team is looking too much like George W. Bush’s team. The reporter quotes me in his article: Chris Edwards, director of tax policy studies at the Cato Institute, a libertarian-leaning think tank, offered glowing reviews of Mr. Romney’s troika of advisers—Mr. Hubbard, Mr. Mankiw and Kevin [...]
Romney Needs Spending Cutters is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
By Walter Olson
As Tad has noted, Thumbtack.com in cooperation with the excellent Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City has produced this attractive, clickable map of the 50 states displaying the results of a survey of small-business friendliness. It’s worth checking out your state’s standing, as well as that of states with which it competes for new business. To a [...]
Survey: Which States Are Small-Business-Friendly? is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
By Daniel J. Mitchell
It is very sad that America’s tax system is so onerous that some rich people feel they have no choice but to give up U.S. citizenship in order to protect their family finances. I’ve written about this issue before, particularly in the context of Obama’s class-warfare policies leading to an increase in the number of [...]
Facebook Billionaire Gives Up Citizenship to Escape Bad American Tax Policy is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
By Michael F. Cannon
Today, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) became the latest governor to throw sand in the gears of ObamaCare, issuing an eleventh-hour veto of a bill to create an ObamaCare Exchange in New Jersey. An excerpt from his veto message: While I am unwilling to approve the establishment of a statewide health insurance exchange at this [...]
Gov. Christie Vetoes ObamaCare Exchange — ‘At This Time’ is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
By David Boaz
On hearing of the death of the great French diplomat Talleyrand, his Austrian rival Metternich is reputed to have said: “What did he mean by that?” Perhaps we can be too cynical in assessing politicians’ motives. And so maybe we should just give President Obama credit for doing the right thing in endorsing marriage equality, and leave it [...]
President Obama Gets His Groove Back is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
By Michael F. Cannon
Today is his last chance to stop an ObamaCare Exchange. Will Gov. Christie Volunteer New Jersey for ObamaCare’s Tax Hikes? is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
Will Gov. Christie Volunteer New Jersey for ObamaCare’s Tax Hikes? is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
By Neal McCluskey
There is a case study being written right now about the absurdity of government. Basically, both parties are trying to outdo each other politically in order to pass a bit of pandering that they actually agree on: freezing at rock-bottom levels interest rates on subsidized federal student loans. Republicans, at least, are taking some political risk by trying [...]
Panderer Throwdown! is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog
