Government Spending

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The Truth About Taxes and Redistribution

Do the rich pay their fair share?

Veronique de Rugy | 4.22.2011 3:00 PM

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New Deficit Strategy: Flaming the Messenger

Matt Welch | 4.22.2011 1:07 PM

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The Jubjub Hole

With apologies to Dr. Seuss

A. Barton Hinkle | 4.22.2011 1:00 PM

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Lawrence O'Donnell Has Not Quite The Last Word on Raising the Debt Ceiling

Nick Gillespie | 4.22.2011 11:28 AM

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From the "Our Government Can't Afford to Spend a Penny Less" Files: Useless New Initiative on Prescription Drugs

Brian Doherty | 4.20.2011 5:38 PM

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Congratulations to L.A. Times' Gottlieb and Vives for Bell Pulitzer

Tim Cavanaugh | 4.19.2011 3:52 PM

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Reason Writers on Freedom Watch: Matt Welch Talks Debt Ceiling and Credit Risk With Judge Napolitano

Reason Staff | 4.19.2011 2:55 PM

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Krugman's "23 Percent Solution" & Historical Levels of Government Revenue

Nick Gillespie | 4.19.2011 11:15 AM

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Standard & Poors Downgrades "outlook on the long-term rating of the U.S. sovereign"*

Matt Welch | 4.18.2011 10:57 AM

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Obama Transforms Tax Hikes Into Spending Cuts

Jacob Sullum | 4.14.2011 1:41 PM

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Obama Will Cut Waste & Inefficiency in Defense by Jacking it Through the Roof

Nick Gillespie | 4.14.2011 12:04 PM

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Reason.tv: 47 Ways to Say "IRS" … What do those initials really stand for?

Reason Staff | 4.14.2011 11:48 AM

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Wordfight at the C.P.B. Corral

Jesse Walker | 4.14.2011 10:47 AM

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Who's the Extremist?

Why are liberals demonizing Paul Ryan's budget plan?

David Harsanyi | 4.13.2011 12:00 PM

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Complex Inferiority

A simpler tax code would be fairer, more efficient, less intrusive, and less infuriating.

Jacob Sullum | 4.13.2011 7:00 AM

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Deficit Minutia Watch: Getting Worser and Worser

Brian Doherty | 4.12.2011 6:16 PM

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Did We Say $38 Billion in Cuts? How Does $14 Billion Sound?

Peter Suderman | 4.12.2011 5:02 PM

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Welfare for the Well-Off

The case against government subsidies for public broadcasting

A. Barton Hinkle | 4.12.2011 12:00 PM

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Reason Writers on Freedom Watch: Matt Welch Talks Budget Deal With Judge Napolitano

Reason Staff | 4.12.2011 11:40 AM

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Farm Subsidies May Not Have Their Revenge In Washington

Peter Suderman | 4.11.2011 11:04 AM

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Five Budgets for a Broke-Down and Busted Amerika

Nick Gillespie | 4.10.2011 6:45 PM

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The Shutdown is Shot Down! (At Least Til Next Thursday!)

Nick Gillespie | 4.8.2011 11:05 PM

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This Must Be What They Mean by "Shared Sacrifice"

Tim Cavanaugh | 4.8.2011 5:19 PM

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The Truth About Spending Cuts

Separating economic myth from economic fact

Veronique de Rugy | 4.8.2011 4:30 PM

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Reason Writers at CNN.com: Matt Welch Argues Against a Government Shutdown

Reason Staff | 4.8.2011 3:48 PM

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Those Who Remember History Wrongly Are Condemned to Repeat It, Government Spending and Recession Division

Brian Doherty | 4.8.2011 1:14 PM

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Why Aren't The Rich Paying 50 Percent in Income Taxes?

Nick Gillespie and Meredith Bragg | 4.8.2011 10:15 AM

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Shutdown Upside: Planes Falling From Skies, Earth Prey to Alien Invasion, Cats Marrying Dogs or, Howard Gleckman (Yes, That Howard Gleckman!) Oughta Get Out More!

Nick Gillespie | 4.8.2011 8:34 AM

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Final Countdown to Government Shutdown!

Reason Staff | 4.8.2011 12:00 AM

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Stivic Stymied in Finale of First Five Follies

Tim Cavanaugh | 4.7.2011 9:10 PM

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Hey Obama, You Do Realize That You're Responsible for the Shutdown if it Happens, Dontcha?

Nick Gillespie | 4.7.2011 5:42 PM

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The Do-Nothing Scenario, Or: What a Debt Crisis Looks Like

Peter Suderman | 4.7.2011 2:59 PM

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Chamber Muscle

Jesse Walker | 4.7.2011 9:21 AM

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Reforming Medicare for the Real World

The status quo cannot last.

Steve Chapman | 4.7.2011 7:00 AM

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Things to Think About During the Shutdown

Jacob Sullum | 4.6.2011 11:15 AM

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Paul Ryan's Budget Plan: The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly

Nick Gillespie and Veronique de Rugy | 4.6.2011 10:30 AM

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What's Worse Than 'Ruinous'?

Paul Ryan's budget plan deserves a serious response from Democrats.

Jacob Sullum | 4.6.2011 7:00 AM

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Rabbit Ears Alert: Tim Cavanaugh on L.A. Fox11 News at 10pm

Reason Staff | 4.6.2011 12:54 AM

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'Core Constitutional Roles' Like Job Training, Farm Subsidies, and Health Insurance

Jacob Sullum | 4.5.2011 4:55 PM

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?-Towns: China and the Austr[al]ian Business Cycle

Tim Cavanaugh | 4.5.2011 12:12 PM

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Rep. Paul Ryan's Plan vs. Barack Obama's Budget

Nick Gillespie | 4.5.2011 11:43 AM