Cato scholars examine federal, state, and local spending and tax issues from a limited government perspective. They explore the benefits of lower-rate tax systems, the distortions caused by government spending, and the dangers of rising debt. A guiding principle for budget policy is federalism, the idea that federal activities should be limited and that most government activities are better handled by the states.
Tax and Budget Policy
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Because Nothing Promotes “Social Peace” Like Favors to Special Interests
Defense Spending Hasn’t Been Cut by $600 Billion
If Spending Is Capped So It Grows at the Rate of Inflation, the Budget Is Balanced in 2018
U.S. Postal Service to End Saturday Mail Delivery
Don’t Fear the Sequester
New America’s New Entitlement
Exposing the Absurdity of Washington’s Anti-sequester Hysteria
Federal Spending Has Always Been Wasteful
Get the Feds Out of Infrastructure
The 100th Anniversary of the Income Tax…and the Lesson We Should Learn from that Mistake
Cut Spending. Start Here.
The Unhappy, Big-Government Feeding 100th Birthday of America’s Income Tax
Where to Cut Spending? Start Here
$10.3 Billion in Unemployment Insurance Improper Payments