Tired of reading yours truly on evils of the FairTax? Here is Bruce Bartlett’s newest analysis of the tax that’s anything but fair: “ Why the FairTax Won’t Work .” Mr. Bartlett has written a very exhaustive and very thorough critique of the FairTax. Since presidential wannabe Mike Huckabee backs the FairTax, this issue is very relevant. Don’t be
Just published (in print and now online) is an interview I did with Atlanta Life Magazine (April issue) on this subject in the form of replies to three questions about the FairTax. Answering the same three questions, but in favor of the FairTax, is Ken Hoagland, the national communications director for
Taxi drivers in Washington DC went on strike recently to protest the mayor’s decision that they use meters rather than a fare zone system. Well, why not just let each taxi company charge what they want and in a manner in which they choose? In other words, for once why not try the free market instead of the government controlled taxi system that
Taking legal drugs is safer than taking illegal drugs, right? Think again. Dr. Mercola, a pro-liberty, non-traditional doctor, in his recent e-mail newsletter, has an interesting article by a Dr. Kent titled: “Recreational Drugs FAR Less Likely to Kill You than Prescribed Drugs!” It turns out that “while approximately 10,000 per year die from the
[The Lou Church Memorial Lecture in Religion and Economics at the 2008 Austrian Scholars Conference at the Mises Institute. An MP3 audio version of this talk is available for download . You can see the video here .] The concept of the just price is the basis of a great deal of erroneous economic thought that permeates our supposedly free market,
Introduction Keeping 100 Percent of Your Paycheck The FairTax Plan The FairTax Tax Code A Personal Note FairTax: Lies The FairTax Rate Price Deflation The Real Issue Notes As a critic of the national retail sales tax plan known as the FairTax, I take Neal Boortz’s new book on the FairTax very personally. The book is titled FairTax: The Truth:
The destruction and suffering in Myanmar from the recent killer cyclone is incalculable. The death toll, which is rising by the thousands daily, has now been predicted to top 100,000 people. President Bush, after initially authorizing $250,000 in US aid, has now pledged an additional $3 million to help the people of Myanmar. The real question,
After recently purchasing a new car and paying 6 percent of the purchase price to the state of Florida ($2,184.08) and an additional $75 to my county, I drove home outraged about having to pay this sales tax. I took comfort, however, not only in the fact that Florida has no state income tax, but that at least I didn’t have to pay a national
And no, it’s not “impeach,” since that is “off the table.” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi , while acknowledging that Democrats and Republicans differ about the final form of the bailout legislation, said that Congress will act quickly because “everyone knows that we must intervene.” When will these politicians learn that government intervention is
New York Law School professor Beth Noveck, quoted in an article on improving the U.S. patent system, reveals clearly the true nature of patents: “A patent is a pretty significant monopoly, so we want to make sure we are giving it to the right people.” So, according to the government, monopolies are bad except when they are granted by the
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