Monday Links
- Progressives are outraged that the Supreme Court overturned limits on corporate political advertising last month. Here’s why they should be rejoicing.
- Policy forum today at Cato: “Will the Senate Health Care Bill Keep the Poor Poor?” Click here to watch live from 12:00-1:30 PM EST.
- Idea of the day: Cut the Commerce Department to boost real business.
- Harvard economist Jeffrey Miron: “Economists find weak or contradictory evidence that higher government spending spurs the economy. Substantial research, however, does find that tax cuts stimulate the economy and that fiscal adjustments—attempts to reduce deficits by raising taxes or lowering expenditure—work better when they focus on tax cuts.”
- Cato’s Ilya Shapiro wrapping up daily dispatches from the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. More here.
- Podcast: “How Many Libertarians?” featuring David Boaz.
• February 22, 2010 @ 12:19 pm
Filed under: Cato Publications; General; Government and Politics; Health Care
Tags: commerce department, David Boaz, economist, economy, government, government spending, harvard economist, health care bill, Jeffrey Miron, libertarian, libertarians, olympics, Progressives, Research, senate health, Supreme Court, tax cuts, taxes, the economy, the supreme court
Filed under: Cato Publications; General; Government and Politics; Health Care
Tags: commerce department, David Boaz, economist, economy, government, government spending, harvard economist, health care bill, Jeffrey Miron, libertarian, libertarians, olympics, Progressives, Research, senate health, Supreme Court, tax cuts, taxes, the economy, the supreme court
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