Riots and protests have swept across Europe, as populations lured into government dependency are upset that there’s no longer enough money to maintain the existing level of redistribution. Here’s an excerpt from a BBC report: Tens of thousands of people from around Europe have marched across Brussels in a protest against spending cuts by some EU [...]
Archive for September 30th, 2010
Europe’s Riots, America’s Future
Posted in Big Government, Europe, Fiscal Policy, Government Spending, tagged Big Government, Chaos, Europe, Fiscal Policy, Government Spending, Riots on September 30, 2010 | 45 Comments »
Overhauling CBO and JCT Is a Real Test of GOP Resolve, not the “Pledge to America”
Posted in Big Government, Capital Gains Tax, CBO, Debt, Deficit, Fiscal Policy, Government Spending, JCT, Laffer Curve, Republicans, stimulus, Supply-side economics, Taxation, tagged CBO, Congressional Budget Office, Debt, Deficit, Fiscal Policy, Government Spending, JCT, Joint Committee on Taxation, Laffer Curve, Republicans, stimulus, Taxation on September 30, 2010 | 22 Comments »
While I’m glad Republicans are finally talking about smaller government, I’ve expressed some disappointment with the GOP Pledge to America. Why “reform” Fannie and Freddie, I asked, when the right approach is to get the government completely out of the housing sector. Jacob Sullum of Reason is similarly underwhelmed. He writes: In the “Pledge to [...]