Eight Reasons Why Big Government Hurts Economic Growth

This Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation video analyzes how excessive government spending undermines economic performance. While acknowledging that a very modest level of government spending on things such as "public goods" can facilitate growth, the video outlines eight different ways that that big government hinders prosperity. This v...

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Coalition For Tax Competition Condemns Reid Jobs Bill

The Center for Freedom and Prosperity, joined by a number of US taxpayer groups and academics with free market leanings, has written to all members of Congress warning about the potentially adverse impact of 'anti investment' provisions a tax bill introduced by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

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The Failure of Anti-Money Laundering Laws

This Center for Freedom and Prosperity video examines anti-money laundering laws and finds that they are expensive and intrusive. These costs might be acceptable if the result was less crime, but this mini-documentary reveals that anti-money laundering policies are ineffective.

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Keynesian Economics Is Wrong

Based on a theory known as Keynesianism, politicians are resuscitating the notion that more government spending can stimulate an economy. This mini-documentary produced by the Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation

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Deficits are Bad, but the Real Problem is Spending

Huge deficits and skyrocketing debt levels are creating considerable worry. This Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation video explains that that government borrowing is excessive - and will get worse in coming decades. But this mini-documentary explains that deficits and debt are merely the symptoms, and a rising burden of government spend...

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The Value Added Tax: A New Hidden Tax - Money and Politics

Here's a terrific new video from my friend Dan Mitchell over at the Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation explaining why a value-added tax would be a dangerous money machine for big government.

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Eight Reasons Why Big Government Hurts Economic Growth

This Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation video analyzes how excessive government spending undermines economic performance.

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Want Less Corruption? Shrink the Size of Government

Washington is riddled with corruption, much of which actually is legal. The politicians and other insiders claim that more ethics laws and lobbying rules are the solution. Some even say the only answer is campaign finance laws that restrict 1st Amendment rights to fully participate in the political process. This Center for Freedom and Prosperity...

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Eight Reasons Why Big Government Hurts Economic Growth

The Cato Institute’s Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation has produced a short video outlining the negative consequences of Keynesian economic policies.

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Examining President Obama's Statements on Tax Havens

Dan Mitchell looks at President Obama's rhetoric on tax havens to see if it holds up in his latest Center for Freedom and Prosperity video.

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