Americans Deserve the IRS
If federal spending were only 5 percent of our GDP ($750 billion) — instead of 25 percent ($3.8 trillion) — there would be no need for today’s oppressive and complicated tax system.
The Bullying Pulpit
The federal government already has ample powers to punish people who have broken the tax laws. It does not need additional powers to bully people who haven’t.
The Value of Free-Market Competition
It is wrong of governments to interfere with markets, whether through protectionism or other regulations restricting our freedom to trade and compete.
America’s New Entitlement Monarchy
(A reader of mine from Germany writes) Dear Dr. Hurd: The worker who earns only a small amount of money should pay no taxes, but his premiums for health insurance, pension insurance, unemployment insurance and long term nursery insurance. The wealthy people should pay...Tragedy in Bangladesh: Do Capitalism and Egoism Cause Buildings to Collapse and Crush Workers?
Almost 400 garment workers were crushed to death when shoddily built factory building collapsed in Bangladesh last month. Tragedies like this lead to a lot of finger-pointing in the media, as well as proposals for their prevention in the future. Unfortunately, much of...Restaurant Impossible’s Robert Irvine a Great Cognitive Therapist
If you want to better understand the concept of cognitive therapy, tune in to an unlikely source: Chef Robert Irvine’s Food Network series, Restaurant Impossible. Food Network’s website describes the show as follows: “Turning around a failing restaurant is a daunting...Trading is the Secret To Getting Ahead
The best way for human beings to survive and flourish is not to be givers or takers but traders.
Unemployment: A Deadlier Disaster for the Third World
As wage rates rise, workers can more and more afford to accept lesser increases along with improved working conditions of a kind that must be at their expense.
