Tax Cuts Are Only for the Powerful
Politicians tell us that tax cuts aren't necessary for economic growth. But when a politically-powerful company offers to move to town and hire people, the politicians fall all over themselves to offer a tax cut. Ordinary business owners, meanwhile, get no such offers.
The Savings and Loan Debacle: Twenty-Five Years Later
Many still blame “deregulation” for the financial disaster that was caused by an intricate web of federal laws and regulations.
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Ryan McMaken: Tax Cuts Are Only for the Powerful
Mises Daily Tuesday by Crosby Kemper III and Rex Sinquefield.
Politicians tell us that tax cuts aren't necessary for economic growth. But when a politically-powerful company offers to move to town and hire people, the politicians fall all over
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Ryan McMaken: Audio: Mark Thornton on 'Butler on Business'
Mark Thornton on Butler on Business, August 4, beginning at 1:30:00. Mark discusses the most recent government economic data, including Gross Output measures vs. GDP.
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Ryan McMaken: Audio: Mark Thornton on the Scott Horton Show
From ScottHorton.org (August 4, 2014): Mark Thornton, Senior Fellow at the Ludwig von Mises Institute, discusses how central banks hide the true costs of war and the narrow segment of society benefiting from the “jobless recovery.”
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Ryan McMaken: Audio: Matt McCaffrey on the Economics of Toll Roads
Matt McCaffrey follows up this article with a conversation with Paul Molloy of the Freedom Works podcast.
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