(By Wes Benedict, LP Executive Director) Dear Friend of Liberty, I’m sure you’ve seen the media reports of how President Obama and the Republicans are making deals for big increases in government spending (while keeping tax rates very high). Ethanol […]
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(By George Edwards, cross posted at Indiana Economics.) Federal, State, and Local government have been working together, in recent days, to create what they think we cannot create on our own: infrastructure. The American Reinvestment and Recovery Act is an
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From ReasonTV: All actions have unanticipated side effects, but government acting through regulation or legislation is particularly adept at creating disastrous unintended consequences. Great Moments in Unintended Consequences takes a look at three instances of epic government facepalm: Osborne Reef,
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(By George Edwards, Originally Posted at his blog, Indiana Economics.) The Cato Institute came out with its report card of state governors that gave governors a grade based on their friendliness to limited government. Indiana’s Governor Mitch Daniels came in
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It sounds simple enough. Senate Bill 510 is called the “Food Safety Modernization Act”. I think somebody decided we needed a new law because of some bad eggs that made the rounds this year. People that like a whole lot
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(Originally posted at LP.org.) The Federal Communications Commission chairman, Julius Genachowski, released a statement on December 1st addressing the issue of net neutrality. The FCC has proposed several regulations that would stop internet service providers from blocking or promoting any
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Indianapolis City-County Councilor Ed Coleman (L) has introduced a proposal to to refuse further service from the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) at the Indianapolis airport. The airport could then hire its own security, or contract it out to a private
(By George Edwards, Originally Written at his blog Indiana Economics.) The state of Indiana confiscates a lot of money from us every year to make us safer. Let’s check out some of the stuff our state department of homeland security
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By the Heartland Institute’s Ben Boychuk. “Drop that brownie, young lady! You’re in violation of Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010.” Vilsack and Miller, who is on his way out as chairman of the education committee, don’t “intend” for the
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Read the entire post at Reason.com. By Nick Gillespie So, does keeping the Bush tax rates mean that the government, which has hiked federal outlays 60 percent in constant 2010 dollars since Bill Clinton left office, will be starved for
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