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Panel of economists agree: Only libertarian ideas can save the economy
“We assembled five prominent economists from across the political spectrum. We gave them a simple task: Identify major economic policies they could all stand behind,” National Public Radio reports: “They did. They gave us five tax proposals — plus one change to the criminal code — that every one of them could support wholeheartedly, from […]
Read moreReece: Greek election results delay the inevitable
Matthew Reece, writing for Examiner.com, offers this take on Sunday’s Greek elections, writing in part: “The results of this election may have preserved the Greek bailout deal for now, but a bailout is not the correct way to handle such a situation. Bailouts essentially reward fiscal mismanagement and create a moral hazard that encourages more […]
Read more60% of voters see no progress on economy. Libertarians offer a plan.
A Poll Position survey of 1,242 registered voters, conducted Feb. 12, finds only 38 percent of voters think the U.S. economy is getting better. Another 38 percent think the economy is becoming worse, while 22 percent say it’s staying the same. Among independent voters the numbers are even grimmer. A whopping 48 percent say the […]
Read moreOnly Libertarians can defuse the public pension ‘bomb’
United Liberty writes today on the looming public pension bomb, when the lush retirement packages being handed out to government employees will overwhelm taxpayers and bankrupt state and local governments. These facts should stop dead any further pushes to defend and keep public pensions sacrosanct. The left and public unions may get up and toot […]
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