Practicing spending restraint is possible and it can work

Two new videos this week from Dan Mitchel and the Center for Freedom and Prosperity. In these tutorials, Mitchel reviews spending restraint policies during the Reagan and Clinton administration as well as similar approaches by Canada, Ireland, Slovakia, and New Zealand to get rapid improvements in fiscal policy.

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Obama’s Keynesian plan … it’s just all wrong

A recent video from the Center for Freedom and Prosperity caught my attention during the last couple of days. Hiwa Alaghebandian – who we have seen before – explains how Keynesian economics represents the opposite of what should be happening. It’s a good primer for those looking for information.

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Blasting the Pelosi VAT trial balloon

At least I hope it is a trial balloon. Last week I wrote about a possible value added tax, as suggested by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), and how her words implied she wanted to kill employer-based health plans and effectively turn our health care system into a single payer game. The Center for Freedom…

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