Tag: Interventionism
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Articles of Interest
bama’s volunteer corps, Kansas cigarette taxes, U.S. Auto industry, Austrian economics.
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Articles of Interest
Government intervention, Kansas budget, open records, Obamanomics, social security.
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We need to not only remember, but to understand the past
Charles Koch, Chairman and CEO of Koch Industries, Inc., wrote an article in a recent company newsletter that explains the similarities between today and the early 1930s, and how our present government leaders aren’t following the lessons we should have learned. The article may be read by clicking on Perspective.
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Protest Pork in Kansas: Report and Photos
The Kansas Meadowlark has a report with photographs of today’s protest at Representative Dennis Moore‘s office in Overland Park. Click on 500 in Overland Park brave cold, wind to protest stimulus, pork (photo essay) to see.
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It’s My Money — I’ll Bailout Myself!
From the Lone Star Times, economist Michelle Muccio appears in the video It?s My Money — I?ll Bailout Myself! It’s funny how many people would rather keep control over their own money rather than sending it to Washington (and their state, county, city, and school district). Can people be trusted to spend their own money?…
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Can Wichita government investment create jobs?
Recently the president of the Greater Wichita Economic Development Coalition wrote an op-ed that engaged in a large measure of self-congratulation, while at the same time asking for even more resources. (Vicki Pratt Gerbino: Invest in recruiting, preserving area jobs, February 15, 2009 Wichita Eagle) We need to examine whether activities of groups like the…
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Financial crisis caused by government
Did the “excesses” of capitalism cause the current financial crisis? First, we really don’t have capitalism in the United States, at least not any reasonable semblance of laissez faire capitalism, as explained in my post The Myth that Laissez Faire Is Responsible for Our Present Crisis, based on the work of Professor George Reisman.
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NoStimulus.com Effort Crosses 200,000 Petitions
Here’s a press release from Americans For Prosperity that talks about the tremendous success of the NoStimulus.com website. This site experienced tremendous traffic yesterday and had difficulty staying online. Things are working smoothly now, so I encourage you to visit the site to learn about the stimulus plan. Then, sign the online petition. NoStimulus.com Effort…
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Do Americans Support Obama’s Stimulus Plan?
Despite mainstream media claims, not everyone agrees with President Obama’s plan. In fact, a Rasmussen poll shows that more Americans than not are skeptical about the stimulus. They’d rather see other things such as less government spending and lower taxes. National Survey of 1,000 Likely Voters Conducted February 6-7, 2009 By Rasmussen Reports 1. Generally…
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Explaining Again Why Obamanian, or Keynesian, Stimulus Won’t Work
From The Stimulus Tragedy: Obama bets that we can spend our way to prosperity: So there it is: Mr. Obama is now endorsing a sort of reductionist Keynesianism that argues that any government spending is an economic stimulus. This is so manifestly false that we doubt Mr. Obama really believes it. He has to know…
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Stimulus bill payoff to wrong education interests
The Wall Street Journal analyzes some of the earmarks in the stimulus bill, and finds that specific provisions for spending are going to be wasted — except that they payoff special interests:
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NoStimulus.com surpasses 60,000 online petitions
Americans For Prosperity is dong a great job opposing the stimulus with their NoStimulus.com website. Visit there for information about the dangers of what President Obama and Congressional leaders are doing. Sign the petition, too.