Downsizing Blog
What Federal Spending to Cut?
Federal spending cuts are not a necessary evil needed to tackle deficits, but rather an opportunity to spur growth and expand freedom.
Government: High Subsidies, Low Satisfaction
The OECD has released results from a survey of 22,000 people in 21 countries regarding their views of government social programs.
Let’s Stop Bashing Billionaires
Are rich people idle “rentiers,” as economist Thomas Piketty calls them, who inherit wealth and add no social value?
Federal Gas Tax Increase Not Needed
President Trump’s new budget proposes to increase federal spending on infrastructure by $200 billion over 10 years.
Opportunity Zones Invite Corruption
Federal politicians routinely lambast the tax code as full of loopholes favoring special interests and generating lobbying—then they add more loopholes generating even more lobbying and corruption.
Private Satellite Firm Aids Boeing 737 Investigation
Canada privatized its air traffic control (ATC) system in 1996. Today, Nav Canada is on the leading edge of ATC innovation worldwide.
Any Budget That Cuts Fed Ed Is Good, But…
The Trump Administration’s proposed U.S. Department of Education budget is due some props, but there is also a downside.
Retired and Raking It In
President Trump’s budget yesterday provides the latest evidence of out-of-control entitlement spending.
Retired and Raking It In
President Trump’s budget yesterday provides the latest evidence of out-of-control entitlement spending.
Trump Budget 2020
The Trump administration has released its federal budget for 2020. The document lays out taxing and spending proposals and provides projections through 2029.