Cato @ Liberty » Brandon Arnold http://www.cato-at-liberty.org Cato Institute Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:19:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Earmark Donor States http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/earmark-donor-states/ http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/earmark-donor-states/#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 21:05:34 +0000 Brandon Arnold http://www.cato-at-liberty.org/?p=23400 By Brandon Arnold

I have an op-ed in Politico about “earmark donor states.” It’s a term I invented to highlight a rarely discussed side of earmarking: public choice economics. As public choice theory would predict, the earmarking process operates under a system of concentrated benefits and diffuse costs.  Based on an analysis of 2009 data, 16 states receive [...]

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I have an op-ed in Politico about “earmark donor states.” It’s a term I invented to highlight a rarely discussed side of earmarking: public choice economics.

As public choice theory would predict, the earmarking process operates under a system of concentrated benefits and diffuse costs.  Based on an analysis of 2009 data, 16 states receive a disproportionately large percentage of the earmark pie and can be labeled “earmark beneficiary” states. The other 34 states and the District of Columbia are “earmark donors,” as they receive fewer earmark dollars than they proportionally should.

To determine which states win and lose in the earmarking game, I looked at the share of taxes each state sends to Washington and compared it to the share of earmarks that each state receives. 

In the op-ed, I use Colorado, one of the biggest earmark donor states, as an example:

Colorado taxpayers contribute about 1.6 percent of total federal taxes, but they receive just over two-tenths of one percent of earmarked funds—proportionally speaking, less than a third of what it should be getting. This works out to more than $200 million dollars that Coloradans are spending to subsidize earmarks in other states – hardly chump change. So while Colorado’s representatives might pat themselves on the back for securing funding for an occasional municipal bus or bioenergy plant, their earmarking rivals in other states like West Virginia and Hawaii obtain funding for larger and more expensive projects and send the bill to the Centennial State.

Below is a table with additional data indicating which states are earmark donors and recipients.  The key column is the “earmark ratio.” The lower the figure, the smaller a state’s share of earmarks is relative to the amount of taxes its residents and businesses pay.  A state with an earmark ratio below 100% is a donor state.  As you can see, Utah is the first state on the table that receives slightly more than its proportional share of earmark funds. Mississippi, the last state on the list, remarkably receives 11 times more than its proportional share. 

 Also note that the most populous states in the country are earmark donors – almost 90 percent of Americans live in earmark donor states.

State TOTAL FEDERAL TAXES % of Total Taxes Proportional Share of Earmarks (millions of $) Earmarks Received (millions of $) % of Total Earmarks Earmark Ratio % of Delegation on Approps
New York 193,446,916 8.2% 1642.75 418.71 2.1% 25.5% 12.9%
Illinois 116,130,852 5.0% 986.18 252.19 1.3% 25.6% 14.3%
Nebraska 16,200,400 0.7% 137.57 41.53 0.2% 30.2% 20.0%
Colorado 38,484,608 1.6% 326.81 106.15 0.5% 32.5% 11.1%
Connecticut 44,684,141 1.9% 379.46 124.83 0.6% 32.9% 14.3%
New Jersey 103,548,696 4.4% 879.34 319.06 1.6% 36.3% 13.3%
Arizona 32,372,226 1.4% 274.91 102.00 0.5% 37.1% 10.0%
Ohio 103,638,344 4.4% 880.10 345.98 1.7% 39.3% 25.0%
Georgia 59,486,251 2.5% 505.16 203.94 1.0% 40.4% 13.3%
Minnesota 67,646,589 2.9% 574.46 233.10 1.2% 40.6% 10.0%
Texas 200,521,512 8.5% 1702.83 695.59 3.5% 40.8% 17.6%
California 264,868,391 11.3% 2249.27 971.05 4.9% 43.2% 14.5%
Indiana 42,108,854 1.8% 357.59 156.44 0.8% 43.7% 9.1%
Massachusetts 70,108,079 3.0% 595.36 265.75 1.3% 44.6% 8.3%
Wisconsin 38,642,363 1.6% 328.15 171.34 0.9% 52.2% 20.0%
North
Carolina		 63,348,252 2.7% 537.95 288.11 1.4% 53.6% 6.7%
Pennsylvania 106,613,979 4.5% 905.37 488.57 2.5% 54.0% 14.3%
Tennessee 44,047,939 1.9% 374.06 208.02 1.0% 55.6% 27.3%
Michigan 56,050,689 2.4% 475.98 279.99 1.4% 58.8% 5.9%
Florida 110,156,809 4.7% 935.45 556.55 2.8% 59.5% 14.8%
Delaware 13,683,353 0.6% 116.20 69.38 0.3% 59.7% 0.0%
Oklahoma 24,297,410 1.0% 206.33 123.91 0.6% 60.1% 14.3%
Oregon 21,736,643 0.9% 184.59 111.85 0.6% 60.6% 0.0%
Virginia 58,598,281 2.5% 497.62 312.80 1.6% 62.9% 15.4%
Wyoming 3,833,691 0.2% 32.56 21.33 0.1% 65.5% 0.0%
District of
Columbia		 19,487,689 0.8% 165.49 111.59 0.6% 67.4% 0.0%
Missouri 44,310,000 1.9% 376.28 256.45 1.3% 68.2% 18.2%
Washington 48,587,720 2.1% 412.61 287.22 1.4% 69.6% 18.2%
Maryland 44,484,984 1.9% 377.77 304.09 1.5% 80.5% 10.0%
Kansas 20,374,354 0.9% 173.02 141.68 0.7% 81.9% 33.3%
New Hampshire 8,739,838 0.4% 74.22 62.40 0.3% 84.1% 25.0%
Louisiana 34,882,848 1.5% 296.23 272.57 1.4% 92.0% 22.2%
Arkansas 25,727,268 1.1% 218.48 202.37 1.0% 92.6% 33.3%
Rhode Island 10,909,205 0.5% 92.64 87.58 0.4% 94.5% 50.0%
South Carolina 17,806,603 0.8% 151.21 145.36 0.7% 96.1% 0.0%
Utah 14,270,839 0.6% 121.19 131.18 0.7% 108.2% 20.0%
Idaho 6,859,632 0.3% 58.25 63.27 0.3% 108.6% 25.0%
Nevada 13,770,576 0.6% 116.94 129.88 0.7% 111.1% 0.0%
Kentucky 23,313,696 1.0% 197.98 248.74 1.2% 125.6% 37.5%
Maine 6,105,799 0.3% 51.85 73.04 0.4% 140.9% 25.0%
Iowa 17,614,407 0.8% 149.58 336.88 1.7% 225.2% 28.6%
Alabama 20,093,422 0.9% 170.63 424.18 2.1% 248.6% 33.3%
Vermont 3,366,627 0.1% 28.59 81.97 0.4% 286.7% 33.3%
Montana 4,136,011 0.2% 35.12 101.02 0.5% 287.6% 66.7%
South Dakota 4,888,826 0.2% 41.52 135.48 0.7% 326.3% 33.3%
New Mexico 8,188,815 0.3% 69.54 235.09 1.2% 338.1% 0.0%
North Dakota 4,115,943 0.2% 34.95 136.79 0.7% 391.3% 33.3%
Hawaii 6,747,592 0.3% 57.30 270.74 1.4% 472.5% 25.0%
Alaska 4,670,157 0.2% 39.66 227.81 1.1% 574.4% 33.3%
West Virginia 6,332,264 0.3% 53.77 336.92 1.7% 626.6% 20.0%
Mississippi 9,603,121 0.4% 81.55 900.57 4.5% 1104.3% 16.7%

Source:
IRS: http://www.irs.gov/taxstats/article/0,,id=206488,00.html
Taxpayers for Common Sense
Author’s calculations

Suspecting that the disparity between states is a product of political clout, I calculated the percentage of each state’s congressional delegation serving on the House and Senate Appropriations Committees.  The graph below shows the correlation between this metric and the earmark ratio of each state. The closely tracking trend lines suggest there is a connection between a state’s representation on the Appropriations Committees and earmarks. The correlation between these figures is 0.264, which is especially strong when you consider that earmarking proponents often argue that the process is entirely merit-driven and apolitical.  To be sure, this is a very rough indicator – earmark recipient states like Alaska and West Virginia were long represented by earmark champions Ted Stevens and Robert Byrd, neither of whom is included in the figure.  Also, it should be noted that Hawaii and Mississippi are represented by Daniel Inouye and Thad Cochran who, respectively, are the chairman and ranking Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee.  As such, they carry significantly more clout than the average appropriator. Additionally, Nevada’s status as an earmark beneficiary state despite its lack of appropriators might be explained by Senator Harry Reid’s influence as Senate Majority Leader.

I also evaluated the correlation between earmark ratios and median income. Based on the arguments of earmark proponents, one would expect a very strong negative correlation here as earmarking is intended to direct federal funds to needy, underserved parts of the country.  The strength of that correlation is -0.255, which is slightly weaker than the political-based correlation.  This suggests that in the earmarking process, political power is more important than financial need.

The connection between political power and earmarking prowess is hardly surprising. More startling is the disparity between the shortchanged earmark donor states and the earmark beneficiary states. Perhaps politicians from donor states are unaware of the extent to which their constituents subsidize out-of-state projects. More likely, most congressmen are successfully pulling off a political sleight of hand – trumpeting their occasional earmark project and hoping it distracts their constituents from the disproportionately large number of earmarks in other states.

After all, the vast majority of Americans would be far better off if Congress stopped earmarking and removed itself from spending decisions that should be made by local governments and private entities.  

I must acknowledge several of my colleagues who helped with this analysis – many thanks to Kurt Couchman and Andrew Mast.

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In a recent article Ralph Nader attacks several critics of Obama’s health care reform proposal, including Cato: Now enters the well-insured libertarian Cato Institute with full-page ads in the Washington Post and The New York Times charging Obama with pursuing government-run health care. A picture of Uncle Sam pointing under the headline “Your New Doctor.” Nonsense. The [...]

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In a recent article Ralph Nader attacks several critics of Obama’s health care reform proposal, including Cato:

Now enters the well-insured libertarian Cato Institute with full-page ads in the Washington Post and The New York Times charging Obama with pursuing government-run health care. A picture of Uncle Sam pointing under the headline “Your New Doctor.” Nonsense. The well-insured people at Cato should know better than to declare that this “government takeover” would “reduce health care quality.”

I agree that Cato employees are “well-insured” – a description so appropriate that Nader used it twice in a single paragraph. At Cato we have Health Savings Accounts, which are probably the closest thing to free market health insurance allowed by law.

It’s nice to see Nader, a proponent of socialized medicine, praise HSAs. But it’s unfortunate that his preferred options for health care would abolish HSAs entirely.

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Cato’s tax experts, Chris Edwards and Dan Mitchell, have written extensively on international tax competition. Their research shows that countries can help attract investment and spur economic growth by lowering their tax rates. Could countries employ this same strategy to make their sports teams better? Real Madrid, one of the most popular and successful soccer [...]

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Cato’s tax experts, Chris Edwards and Dan Mitchell, have written extensively on international tax competition. Their research shows that countries can help attract investment and spur economic growth by lowering their tax rates.

Could countries employ this same strategy to make their sports teams better?

Real Madrid, one of the most popular and successful soccer teams in the world, recently purchased the rights to two of the sport’s top players. They acquired Kaka, who was named the world’s best soccer player in 2007, from Italian powerhouse, AC Milan. And they lured Cristiano Ronaldo, the world’s top player in 2008, away from Manchester United, the reigning champions of the English Premier League.

There are a number of reasons why Kaka and Ronaldo are moving to Spain, but it’s pretty clear that taxes played a significant role. That’s because in 2005, Spain passed a tax break for foreign workers, including soccer players. This gives Spanish teams a huge advantage in bidding wars with teams from higher-tax countries like Italy and England. To make matters worse, England recently raised its top income tax rate.

“The new tax rate in England is going to make things much harder for English clubs,” noted Jonathan Barnett, a leading sports agent whose clients include Glen Johnson, Ashley Cole and Peter Crouch. “It will hinder the [English] Premier League and help the Spanish league because Spain has big tax discounts for footballers, so there’s an enormous advantage to go there. Someone like Ronaldo could be offered the same money at Real Madrid but be 25% better off.”

Similarly, a frustrated executive from AC Milan blames Kaka’s departure on the Italian tax system: “I repeat, this is all a matter of different types of taxation. If we were a Spanish club, we would have saved €40 million.”

Policymakers and soccer fans alike should take note.

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For a daily email briefing of new Cato articles, events and studies, subscribe to Cato Today. At CNN.com, Ilya Shapiro says that the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court shows that identity politics matter to President Obama more than merit. In the Washington Examiner, Gene Healy makes the case for downsizing the imperial vice presidency. [...]

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  • In Reason Magazine, Brink Lindsey discusses what he calls “Nostalgianomics,” and how liberal economists pine for days no liberal should want to revisit.
  • At TheNextRight.com, Roger Pilon explains why the Sotomajor confirmation hearings are an opportunity for Republicans to reestablish their identity.

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For the newest Cato articles, papers and television appearances, subscribe to Cato Today. In The Washington Times, Richard Rahn explains how the current tax crackdown could deepen the country’s economic woes. In the Washington Examiner, Gene Healy discusses Wanda Sykes’ speech at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and the lost pastime of making fun of [...]

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  • In The Washington Times, Richard Rahn explains how the current tax crackdown could deepen the country’s economic woes.
  • In the Washington Examiner, Gene Healy discusses Wanda Sykes’ speech at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and the lost pastime of making fun of the president.
  • Nat Hentoff cries foul on the new “hate crimes” legislation that is currently advancing through Congress.
  • On NPR.org, Michael Cannon explains why 2009 will not be a good year for health care reform.
  • At National Review online, Jerry Taylor contends that Jack Kemp’s political career ultimately did the cause of limited government more harm than good.
  • In Wednesday’s Cato Daily Podcast, Mark A. Calabria discusses the president’s plan for regulating credit card companies.
  • Watch Chris Edwards on CNN discussing why the pay gap between government and private workers is rapidly growing wider.

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Here are a few highlights from Cato Today, a daily email from the Cato Institute. You can subscribe, here. Don’t want to buy GM, Chrysler or AIG stock? Too bad, says Richard Rahn. Jim Powell spells out Obama’s tax assault on U.S. businesses in National Review. In Forbes magazine, Dan Mitchell reiterates his defense of [...]

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  • Don’t want to buy GM, Chrysler or AIG stock? Too bad, says Richard Rahn.
  • Jim Powell spells out Obama’s tax assault on U.S. businesses in National Review.
  • In Forbes magazine, Dan Mitchell reiterates his defense of tax havens.
  • Will Wilkinson explains what happens when you start playing politics with private enterprise in Marketplace.
  • In Thursday’s Cato Daily Podcast, ElCato.org editor Gabriela Calderon discusses elections in Ecuador.

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For more content from Cato, subscribe to our YouTube channel. In the Boston Herald, Jeffrey A. Miron argues that states should balance their budgets by cutting spending rather than raising taxes. In the Detroit News, Doug Bandow argues that strengthening our economic ties with South Korea could increase American influence over the region even as [...]

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  • In the Boston Herald, Jeffrey A. Miron argues that states should balance their budgets by cutting spending rather than raising taxes.
  • In the Detroit News, Doug Bandow argues that strengthening our economic ties with South Korea could increase American influence over the region even as China’s power grows.
  • Listen to Will Wilkinson comment on the Chrysler bankruptcy on American Public Media’s Marketplace.
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For more commentary, visit Cato’s op-ed archive. Appearing on Fox News, foreign policy analyst Malou Innocent discusses the recent violence in Pakistan. In the American Spectator, Doug Bandow questions the reasons why the U.S. is still a member of NATO. Randal O’Toole argues that high-speed rail is not the solution to efficiency and environmental problems [...]

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  • Appearing on Fox News, foreign policy analyst Malou Innocent discusses the recent violence in Pakistan.

  • In the American Spectator, Doug Bandow questions the reasons why the U.S. is still a member of NATO.
  • Randal O’Toole argues that high-speed rail is not the solution to efficiency and environmental problems in the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
  • In The Washington Times, Nat Hentoff argues that officials who sanctioned and participated in torture should not be allowed to use the “just following orders” excuse.
  • In today’s Cato Daily Podcast, Mark Calabria discusses the Troubled Asset Relief Program.

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New articles, videos and Podcasts today: In the Chicago Tribune, David Boaz questions whether Arlen Specter’s party change will take the Senate further to the left. Appearing on News Channel 8 in Washington, Boaz comments on Obama’s record as president. Watch Brandon Arnold discuss Obama’s first 100 days in office on BNN Canada. For  more [...]

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New articles, videos and Podcasts today:

  • In the Chicago Tribune, David Boaz questions whether Arlen Specter’s party change will take the Senate further to the left.
  • Watch Brandon Arnold discuss Obama’s first 100 days in office on BNN Canada.
  • For  more on Obama’s first 100 days, watch Gene Healy’s interview on AP TV.
  • Chris Preble will be on Capitol Hill again on May 11 with Jim Harper to explain why overreaction and misdirection play into the strategy of terrorism.
  • In Thursday’s Cato Daily Podcast, legal scholar Ilya Shapiro discusses how a Supreme Court decision could change racial preference hiring laws in the United States.

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New articles, videos and Podcasts today: Ilya Shapiro asks the Supreme Court to review a medical law case with First Amendment issues in a new legal brief. Doug Bandow argues against economic retreat in East Asia. At National Review online, Edward Crane discusses Obama’s 100-day record. Also at National Review online, James Tooley tells the [...]

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New articles, videos and Podcasts today:

  • Ilya Shapiro asks the Supreme Court to review a medical law case with First Amendment issues in a new legal brief.
  • At National Review online, Edward Crane discusses Obama’s 100-day record.
  • Also at National Review online, James Tooley tells the story of black-market schools in impoverished countries.
  • Appearing on Fox Business Network, Gerald P. O’Driscoll Jr. discusses the Federal Reserve’s current meeting.
  • In Wednesday’s Cato Daily Podast, Aaron Yelowitz discusses the problems with employer health care mandates.

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Here are a few highlights from Cato Today, a daily email from the Cato Institute. Dan Ikenson and Scott Lincicome argue in a new study that restoring the pro-trade consensus must be a top priority for the Obama administration. In the DC Examiner, Gene Healy discusses Obama’s first 100 days and argues that he’s massively [...]

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  • Dan Ikenson and Scott Lincicome argue in a new study that restoring the pro-trade consensus must be a top priority for the Obama administration.
  • In the DC Examiner, Gene Healy discusses Obama’s first 100 days and argues that he’s massively expanded the power of government in a short period of time.
  • In the Asia Times Online, David Isenberg discusses private security contractors in the war in Iraq.
  • Watch Patrick J. Michaels discuss energy on CNBC.
  • In Tuesday’s Cato Daily Podcast, Peter Van Doren discusses the interaction between Congress and regulators on the issue of food safety.

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Here are a few highlights from Cato Today, a daily email from the Cato Institute. You can subscribe, here. Marian Tupy discusses African aid in his new Development Policy Analysis, “The False Promise of Gleneagles: Misguided Priorities at the Heart of the New Push for African Development,” and an op-ed in the Washington Times. Swaminathan [...]

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  • Marian Tupy discusses African aid in his new Development Policy Analysis, “The False Promise of Gleneagles: Misguided Priorities at the Heart of the New Push for African Development,” and an op-ed in the Washington Times.
  • Will Wilkinson argues for more liberal immigration policies in The Week magazine.
  • In Monday’s Cato Daily Podcast, Jim Harper explains why Obama’s record on following through with his campaign promise to post bills online for five days before signing is worse than the Washington Nationals’.

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Here are a few highlights from Cato Today, a daily email from the Cato Institute. You can subscribe, here. “Bright Lines and Bailouts: To Bail or Not To Bail, That Is the Question”: Vern McKinley and Gary Gegenheimer have a new Policy Analysis that discusses the failure of bank bailouts. In a new piece at [...]

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  • “Bright Lines and Bailouts: To Bail or Not To Bail, That Is the Question”: Vern McKinley and Gary Gegenheimer have a new Policy Analysis that discusses the failure of bank bailouts.
  • Nat Hentoff reports on Obama’s broken promises of transparency in the Washington Times.
  • In Tuesday’s Cato Daily Podcast, foreign policy analyst Benjamin Friedman discusses the record of Defense Secretary Robert Gates under Obama.

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Here are a few highlights from Cato Today, a daily email from the Cato Institute. You can subscribe here. Scott Lincicome discusses how the Obama administration has put U.S. leadership in free trade in jeopardy. Ted Galen Carpenter discusses President Obama’s recent trip to Mexico to meet with President Felipe Calderon. Appearing on PBS, Cato [...]

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Here are a few highlights from Cato Today, a daily email from the Cato Institute. You can subscribe here.

  • Scott Lincicome discusses how the Obama administration has put U.S. leadership in free trade in jeopardy.
  • Ted Galen Carpenter discusses President Obama’s recent trip to Mexico to meet with President Felipe Calderon.
  • Appearing on PBS, Cato Chairman Robert A. Levy debates the state of American gun laws.

  • In today’s Cato Daily Podcast, John Samples discusses what the “Tea Party” protests mean for the GOP.

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Here are a few highlights from Cato Today, a daily email from the Cato Institute. You can subscribe here. Andrew Coulson argues that Obama’s rhetoric on education doesn’t square with the reality of his budget. Christopher Preble and Malou Innocent declare that Obama deserves credit for choosing effective means for definite ends in Afghanistan. Watch [...]

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Here are a few highlights from Cato Today, a daily email from the Cato Institute. You can subscribe here.

  • Andrew Coulson argues that Obama’s rhetoric on education doesn’t square with the reality of his budget.
  • Join the Cato Institute Thursday, April 16 to hear Welile Nhlapo, South African ambassador to the United States, discuss the upcoming South African election.
  • In a new video, Cato scholars reveal the heavy burden of today’s tax code.

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Here are a few highlights from Cato Today, a daily email from the Cato Institute. You can subscribe here. Malou Innocent argues that the United States should not increase its troop presence in Pakistan in a new Cato Policy Analysis. Doug Bandow discusses Tax Freedom Day in the American Spectator. Watch Tucker Carlson discuss whether [...]

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Here are a few highlights from Cato Today, a daily email from the Cato Institute. You can subscribe here.

  • Malou Innocent argues that the United States should not increase its troop presence in Pakistan in a new Cato Policy Analysis.
  • Watch Tucker Carlson discuss whether a president should blame problems on past administrations on Fox News.
  • Chris Edwards is finishing his live debate with French economist Thomas Piketty over whether the rich should pay higher tax rates. Readers decide who wins, so don’t miss the chance to cast your vote.

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Here are a few highlights from Cato Today, a daily email from the Cato Institute. You can subscribe, here. Alan Reynolds explains what really triggered the world recession and why the U.S. should not be the first to be blamed in the New York Post. Will Wilkinson discusses why the current economic crisis cannot be [...]

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Here are a few highlights from Cato Today, a daily email from the Cato Institute. You can subscribe, here.

  • Alan Reynolds explains what really triggered the world recession and why the U.S. should not be the first to be blamed in the New York Post.
  • Will Wilkinson discusses why the current economic crisis cannot be compared to the Great Depression in Marketplace.
  • Watch  Daniel J. Mitchell debate whether the economy is headed in the right direction on CNBC.
  • Thursday’s Cato Daily Podcast features James A. Dorn discussing China’s proposition for a new world currency.

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Here are a few highlights from Cato Today, a daily email from the Cato Institute. You can subscribe, here The new edition of Regulation examines the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), the legal drinking age and climate change policies. In The Week, Will Wilkinson argues that the Obama administration should rethink its drug policy and [...]

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Here are a few highlights from Cato Today, a daily email from the Cato Institute. You can subscribe, here

  • The new edition of Regulation examines the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), the legal drinking age and climate change policies.
  • In The Week, Will Wilkinson argues that the Obama administration should rethink its drug policy and that prominent marijuana users should “come out of the closet.”
  • Gene Healy points out in the Washington Examiner why the Serve America Act (SAA) is no friend to freedom.
  • The Cato Weekly Video features Rep. Paul Ryan discussing the Obama administration’s budget.
  • In Wednesday’s Cato Daily Podcast, Patri Friedman discusses seasteading and the prospects for liberty on the high seas.

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Here are a few highlights from Cato Today, a comprehensive daily email from the Cato Institute. You can subscribe, here Focusing on “Lessons from the Financial Crisis” the newest edition of Cato Journal is now available. In The Wall Street Journal, Steven Gjerstad and Vernon L. Smith discuss why asset bubbles form in markets, and [...]

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Here are a few highlights from Cato Today, a comprehensive daily email from the Cato Institute. You can subscribe, here

  • In The Wall Street Journal, Steven Gjerstad and Vernon L. Smith discuss why asset bubbles form in markets, and how they can lead to a Depression.
  • Ted Galen Carpenter comments on last weekend’s NATO agreement on what strategy to pursue with Afghanistan in National Interest.
  • Writing in The Washington Times, Nat Hentoff weighs in on the human rights atrocities that continue in Darfur.

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Here are a few highlights from Cato Today, a comprehensive daily email from the Cato Institute. You can subscribe, here. In a new study, “NATO at 60: A Hollow Alliance,”  Ted Galen Carpenter argues that NATO has outlived whatever usefulness it once had. Doug Bandow weighs the usefulness of NATO in the American Spectator. David [...]

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Here are a few highlights from Cato Today, a comprehensive daily email from the Cato Institute. You can subscribe, here.

  • Doug Bandow weighs the usefulness of NATO in the American Spectator.
  • David Isenberg discusses the use of private military and security contractors in war for United Press International.

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