Tag Archives: Dan Mitchell
The Failure of Anti-Money Laundering Laws
A new video released today by the Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation (CF&P) discusses how anti-money laundering laws, which require banks to snoop on their customers, are costly and ineffective. Entitled “Making Banks Spy on Their Customers is Not Effective Crime Fighting: The Failure of Anti-Money Laundering Laws,” the mini-documentary explains that these laws [...]
Posted in Limited Government, Privacy Also tagged Anti-Money Laundering Laws, Cato Institute, Center for Freedom and Prosperity 2 Comments
Stimulus II: A Sequel America Can’t Afford
Once again, Dan Mitchell, for the Cato Institute has done an excellent job of exposing the failures of the 1st “stimulus” plan and the threat of another. Great job Dan and thanks for sending it on to us.
Even Obama’s Make-Believe Jobs Are Not Real
In general, I am a hopeful and optimistic person when it comes to everyday life, relationships and life’s trials. However, I have become very skeptical and cynical when it comes to politics and political leaders (of all stripes). Since George W. Bush “suspended his free-market principles” to save the free-market economy by launching the huge [...]
Posted in Economics 101, Fascism, Free Markets Also tagged Budget, Cato, Economic Stimulus, Jobs Saves, Obama, The Washington Examiner 1 Comment
Moving Beyond the Fake Stimulus: Reviewing Policies that Produce Real Growth
Once again Dan Mitchell of the Cato Institute has produced an excellent video which describes the factors that lead to economic growth. This is an easy to understand, “Economics 101,” video which will equip you with some of the fundamental principles on how the economy works. And it will show you why bigger government is [...]
