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CSTR News and Events
Stupidity
and the State, Part II
The Wall Street Journal, July 19, 2008
By Ernest S. Christian and Gary A. Robbins
Washington can be counted on to create a crisis -- usually
by sheer incompetence. Then it rushes to the rescue, often
doing more harm than good.
Stupidity
and the State
The Wall Street Journal, June 7, 2008
By Ernest S. Christian and Gary A. Robbins
But the millions of inanities that occur daily throughout
the government's world-wide empire are mere trifles compared
to its big-ticket failures.
Beyond
Simplification
The Ripon Forum, Volume 42, No. 1, March/April 2008
By Ernest S. Christian and Gary A. Robbins
Reducing tax paperwork is important, but minimizing government's
impact on the economy is key.
2008
Elections Won't Result In Better Gov't
Investor's Business Daily, January 15, 2008
By Ernest S. Christian and Gary A. Robbins
Ironically, when it comes to money and the economy, most
of the government's greatest abuses are because of elections.
The
JFK Stimulus Plan
The Wall Street Journal, January 12, 2008
By Ernest S. Christian and Gary A. Robbins
Got an economic downturn? Need a stimulus package? Why
not adopt full or partial first-year expensing, which has
come to the rescue many times since 1962, when President John
F. Kennedy first administered this type of remedy to the economy?
Rx
For America: Cost-Benefit Budgeting
Investor's Business Daily, December 7, 2007
By Ernest S. Christian and Bill Frenzel
Step one for the next president should be to tell the
American people the truth about the federal government. It
is not the source of their well-being. Most of the jobs it
creates are for lawyers, lobbyists and bureaucrats. Mostly,
it spends other people's money.
Tax
Code Is Big Reason For Weak Dollar
Investor's Business Daily, November 6, 2007
By Ernest S. Christian and Gary A. Robbins
The federal government is strongly implicated in America's
spendthrift status, its enormous trade deficit, the weak dollar
and the fact that most Americans are less well-off than they
should be.
Government
Efficiency Prospects
The Washington Times, Septemeber 9, 2007
By Ernest S. Christian and Gary Robbins
To avoid falling off that precipice, Washington must quickly
learn to do "more with less." PART is helpful in
identifying where efficiencies can be achieved.
Real
Federal Tax Burden Is Double If 'Collateral Damage' Is Included
Investor's Business Daily, July 25, 2007
By Ernest S. Christian and Gary A. Robbins
Paying federal taxes does not make us better off. We are
poorer by the amount of tax we pay. And because taxes damage
the economy, impeding its growth, our pretax incomes are also
smaller.
The
Cost Of Government Incompetence: 50 Cents On Dollar Down Rathole
Investor's Business Daily, June 26, 2007
By Ernest S. Christian and Gary A. Robbins
There are no exciting big new ideas in Washington. Leaving
aside law enforcement and national security, there is not
much for big government to do these days - other than waste
money and cause mischief.
Are
Americans Overtaxed?
The Ripon Forum, April 18, 2007
By Ernest S. Christian
Yes we are, if the right measurement is used. It is solely
a matter of comparing the cost of taxes to the benefits derived
from government spending.
The
Fiscal Bottom Line
Wall Street Journal, April 16, 2007
By Ernest S. Christian and William E. Frenzel
Just because something is simple and makes sense does
not mean it isn't true -- even in Washington. Consider the
proposition that tax cuts are good and tax increases are bad
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A
New Tax Revolution
Washington Times, April 15, 2007
By Ernest S. Christian and Gary Robbins
Lest the 21st century become the post-American century,
we the people must rein in big government in Washington. This
means drastically reducing its access to money, curtailing
its functions and authority, and electing political leaders
with the skills and values necessary to achieve a smaller,
smarter and much less interfering government.
Government
Vs. Economic Growth: Taking Account Of The Real Costs
Investor's Business Daily, February 23, 2007
By Ernest S. Christian and Gary A. Robbins
If there is anything more infuriating to some liberals
than George Bush himself, with his religiosity and embarrassing
accent, it is the common sense, neoclassical idea that tax
cuts are good and tax increases are bad...
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