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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Dishonest British Budgeting…Just Like We Do It in America
Tyson’s Keynesian Confusion
The Laffer Curve Strikes Again
Daniel J. Mitchell discusses whether corporate tax rates are too high on CNBC’s Squawk on the Street
Budget Choices
This Week in Government Failure
What Everyone Missed in the Revised GDP Data
Let’s Regulate Barney Frank’s Pay
Spending and Deficits
Or a Program That Was Actually Going to Work
The Failed Auto Bailout
Government’s Unwelcome Economic Distortions
Federal Employees and College Costs
The Deficit Is a Symptom, Spending Is the Disease