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In the new issue of Cato Policy Report, Cato President and CEO John A. Allison argues that the Federal Reserve is increasing the long-term risk in our financial system through both its monetary and regulatory policies. Also in this issue, James D. Gwartney looks at the incomplete “public choice revolution,” and explains how mainstream economics is leaving both current students and the general public with a misleading, false, and romantic view of government and the operation of the democratic political process.
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Corporate Welfare Spending vs. the Entrepreneurial Economy
Testimony. June 1, 2012.
Federal Infrastructure Investment
Testimony. November 16, 2011.
The Damaging Rise in Federal Spending and Debt
Testimony. September 20, 2011.
Reducing Deficits by Cutting Spending
Testimony. July 26, 2011.
The Stimulus Bill and Government Spending
Testimony. February 16, 2011.
Challenges to U.S. Economic Recovery: Federal and State Spending
Testimony. February 3, 2011.
Approaches to Cutting Federal Spending
Testimony. June 30, 2010.
Taxes and Small Business Job Creation
Testimony. February 23, 2010.
Energy Efficiency: Can Tax Incentives Reduce Consumption?
Testimony. May 24, 2007.
Testimony. February 16, 2007.
The State of the Economy and the Budget
Testimony. September 28, 2006.
Regarding America’s Public Debt: How Do We Keep It From Rising?
Testimony. September 28, 2006.
Transparency and Control: Improving Financial Management in Congress
Testimony. May 25, 2006.
The Need for Tax Reform and the Possibility of a Flat Tax for the District of Columbia
Testimony. March 8, 2006.
Proposal for a “Dual-Rate Income Tax”
Testimony. May 11, 2005.
Testimony. January 20, 2004.
Dividend Taxation: Nearly All Major Nations Relieve Double Taxation
Testimony. January 21, 2003.
On The Subject of Economic Stimulus Proposals
Testimony. December 6, 2001.