Category Archives: Economics

If You Liked Joe Biden, You’ll Love Kamala Harris

Posted on September 10, 2024 by Joe Benning
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John Stossel Demolishes Popularly Believed Myths about Capitalism

Posted on June 16, 2021 by Joe Benning

It is sad but true that most people believe that free markets represent a zero sum game. Winners only win to the extent that other people lose. In reality, nothing could be further from the truth. In a free market, … Continue reading →

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Progressive Good Crime

Posted on June 11, 2021 by Joe Benning

Coinciding with the Biden Administration’s push for higher taxes on wealthy individuals and a greatly expanded IRS, ProPublica published documents that purport to show private tax information of several high profile billionaires including Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Michael Bloomberg and … Continue reading →

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Peak Biden?

Posted on June 2, 2021 by Joe Benning

When President Biden released his budget proposal this past Friday he listed his priorities in the following statement. (The budget document can be found here.) Biden’s list of priorities is typical in that it studiously avoids talking about trade-offs. Everything is … Continue reading →

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The Tax Reform That Isn’t

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Joe Benning

It is now tax reform season, which means that politicians are poised to unleash even more nonsense on the public than is customary. So perhaps it makes sense to frame some of the underlying issues that are involved. First and … Continue reading →

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The Trump Tax Plan

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Joe Benning

As promised, the Trump Administration released the outline of its tax plan. Predictably and amusingly enough, it was greeted by cries of horror and anguish by Progressives. It would appear that the Trump plan would allow American taxpayers to keep … Continue reading →

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