…se, presupposes that the economy is unhampered by government interference, taxation, and regulation. If immigration were the disaster for the job market that many claim it is, then the unemployment rate would have skyrocketed even higher than it has, long ago. Our presently stagnant economy is not the fault of immigrants; it’s the fault of government policies which hamper private markets, create real estate and stock market bubbles, and the like,… Continue reading →

…twice on the platform that there was too little regulation and too little taxation. Why is the majority who voted for him twice upset now, about unemployment? Unemployment is what happens when you shackle or hamper the private economy. The dismay with “government, Congress, poor leadership, politicians, corruption, abuse of power” had topped the polls since the federal shutdown in October, according to Gallup. It sounds like most Americans assume… Continue reading →

…at impair individual liberty, not to mention foster expansive and unending taxation and debt. Obama is all about both talk and action. He bashes capitalism, individualism, private property and economic freedom every chance he gets. Every single one of his legislative attempts involve increases in government power, authority, control, taxation or regulation. He has succeeded in most of his legislative attempts. The ones he cannot succeed in, such a… Continue reading →

…last time the economy went down (2007-08), the prevailing wisdom was: “Low taxation, insufficient government spending and lack of regulation caused it all.” George W. Bush was associated with these policies, and because he was president, these policies got the blame. In reality, Bush did lower taxes somewhat, but he spent domestically and regulated more than any Republican (or just about any President) to date. Obama, with a compliant and self-eff… Continue reading →

…le tax would not punish people who are successful by raising their rate of taxation as their income went up. The whole progressive income tax itself is unjust and, in a free society, totally unnecessary. Even so, the IRS, like other government agencies, was created on the premise of the will of the people. If the people have a right to create this agency, they certainly have a right to disband it. And nothing in the creation of that agency permitt… Continue reading →

…nst things like socialized medicine/Obamacare, climate change, progressive taxation or government involvement in the economy, you already know you’re subject to being called a racist. With Obama in power for the last 8 years, this charge was supposed to intimidate you. Presumably, because Obama is half-black, to oppose anything he stands for makes you a racist. After all, how else could you disagree with him about anything he supports, since it’s… Continue reading →

…economy, pull would not be a marketable product. Hyper-regulation and high taxation create the need for pull. Pull is a form of relief. It’s a way for legitimate businesses to feel less stress from the oppression of taxation and regulation than they otherwise would experience. It’s also a way for questionable or incompetent businesses to progress more than they otherwise would in a totally free, competitive marketplace where pull is irrelevant. Ac… Continue reading →