All Posts Tagged With: "taxation without representation"
How Bad Can it Get?
In August the Evergreen Freedom Foundation (EFF) in Washington state released its State of Labor 2008 (the Report), which warns of several perils emanating from the growth of government-sector collective bargaining and offers suggestions for ameliorating them. (The Report is available in PDF here .) I predict these perils will soon be much more severe [...]
20Jan2009 | Charles W. Baird | 1 comment | ContinuedInvoluntary Municipal Annexation: The Ugly Truth
Suppose you received a letter informing you that the nearby city had decided to annex your property. Beginning the next year, you learn, your property taxes would double and no additional government services would be provided. If that happened, you may be sure that 1) your property had been assessed at a high value, and [...]
1Sep2007 | Barbara R. Hunter | 29 comments | ContinuedThe Clinton Regulatory Miasma
It has been a sad spectacle: President Bill Clinton, desperate to salvage his scandal-laced legacy, crisscrossing the nation proposing new spending programs and regulatory initiatives with wild abandon. He seems determined to jettison perhaps his one good bequest to the nation: a less loony left-wing Democratic Party.
1Nov2000 | Doug Bandow | 0 comments | Continued-
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