Posts Tagged ‘Economy’
Pay As You Go
Admitting now that he has come to the reality that fiscal responsibility is needed to help ease the economic crisis, President Obama has signed new legislation that would make Congress pay as they go. Obama, quoted in Politico, said the following about the new spending policies of this Congress: “Now, Congress will have to pay for what it [...]
Liberty Reads for January 11, 2010
Why Peak Oil is Peak Idiocy Buy American? Then Why Not "Buy Virginia"? Al Qaeda Wants You To Panic The Planning States of the 1940's Does the Government Own the Whole Economy? Stossel and Atlas Shrugging Avatar as a Defense of Property Rights Rap Song Lands Man in Jail All Hail Iran
Liberty Reads for January 7, 2010
The Safest Way What Price a Planned Economy? Murray N. Rothbard Passed Away 15 Years Ago Today The Naked Truth About Airport Security Scanners Peter Leeson Becomes North American Editor of Public Choice
The Ever Expanding Power of Government
The year 2009 was the year of Government Growth. As was the year 2008, 2007 and so on back through history. The Wall Street Journal has a great write-up today on how the bailouts blew the size of government up even further. Check it out: In 2008 and 2009, Washington strove to save the economy. In 2010, Americans will get a clearer picture of how [...]
Saturday Must Read: Minimum-wage Folly
From the Boston Globe: AS IF the recession hasn’t been rough enough on those near the bottom of the economic food chain, fresh bad news is on the way. Beginning July 24, the federal government will be making it more difficult for employers to hire low-skilled and unskilled American workers. Thanks to an ill-advised law enacted with [...]
