A Self-Tax for Fiscal Patriots | Doug Bandow | Cato Institute: Commentary

A Self-Tax for Fiscal Patriots | Doug Bandow | Cato Institute: Commentary: "tax cuts should go to people who pay taxes, not to people who consume taxes"

"It's always easiest to spend other people's money. Liberal legislators have proved that for years. Compassion once meant suffering with others. Then it turned into writing checks. Now — at least in Washington — compassion means making other people write checks."

"While proclaiming the importance of people paying higher taxes, most are probably pocketing their savings under the Bush tax cuts. They want their peers to pay more, but in the meantime they are living the good life."

The Fiscal Commission's Omission | Tad DeHaven | Cato Institute: Commentary

The Fiscal Commission's Omission | Tad DeHaven | Cato Institute: Commentary: "'At the same time, we must invest in education, infrastructure and high-value research and development to help our economy grow, keep us globally competitive and make it easier for businesses to create jobs.'

Did the panel even consider whether decades of multibillion-dollar federal 'investments' in education have actually accomplished anything? Inflation-adjusted federal spending per pupil has exploded by almost 200 percent since 1970. Yet test scores have remained essentially flat.

Might federal involvement in education be a reason why this country produces such mediocre educational results despite massive taxpayer 'investments'? The commission should have addressed that question before deciding that federal taxpayers 'must' continue funding the Department of Education."

Campaign For Liberty — Trainiacs

Campaign For Liberty — Trainiacs: "The proposed fare for a one-way ticket was $32; but that is only what the rider would pay. The non-riding taxpayer would pick up the other $68 of the $100 actual cost per trip. High speed rail is the literal incarnation of the metaphorical free ride - the fraud upon which modern liberalism is based. The more obvious fraud of this HSR project is the 'high speed' part; our train was going to trundle along at only 57 mph."

Greyhound only charges $8-$25 for the same trip!