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Presidential Math: Failed Policies + More Failed Policies = More Jobs - Monday, February 1, 2010 8:53 AM
In his State of the Union speech, President Obama acknowledged the need to focus more on job creatio...

If at First You Don't Succeed, Tax Tax Again: Nebraska's Gas Hike - Friday, January 15, 2010 4:47 PM
State Senator Arnie Stuthman of Platte Center, Nebraska wants to raise the gasoline tax from 27 cent...

New York, Cigarettes, and the Unintended Consequences - Monday, January 11, 2010 4:42 PM
In his State of the State address, New York’s Governor Paterson proposed raising the already h...

ATR "Told You So" Series: Stimulus Unemployment - Monday, January 11, 2010 11:09 AM
Economist Greg Mankiw presents the following graph following the release of December unemployment nu...

Want Happiness? Cut Taxes! - Friday, January 8, 2010 1:06 PM
Since the rising prosperity brought about by economic freedom, with increased growth, increased livi...

"Green Energy" in the UK - Tuesday, January 5, 2010 10:45 AM
As radical liberals continue to push for job-killing cap & tax provisions, designed to hike...

"We Told You So:" Increased Tobacco Tax Rate Reduces Revenues in Arkansas - Tuesday, December 8, 2009 3:52 PM
In February, Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe signed a law increasing the tobacco tax by 56 cents, bringing ...

Capitalism: It Works - Tuesday, December 1, 2009 11:57 AM
Stephen Horwitz, Professor of Economics at St. Lawrence University, recently discussed how rising re...

CBO: Obamacare Would Raise Your Family's Health Bill by $2000 - Monday, November 30, 2009 2:16 PM
Phillip Klein, writing in the American Spectator, reports on an analysis by the nonpartisan Congress...

High Taxes Lead to Decreased Revenue in Chicago - Tuesday, November 17, 2009 11:56 AM
When you tax a product, people buy less of it or will buy it somewhere else. When people buy le...

In New York, Concrete Jungle’s Taxes are Too High - Tuesday, November 3, 2009 9:10 AM
An interesting report was released last week by the Empire Center for New York State Policy. Th...

"Stimulus" Jobs Math Still = #Fail - Tuesday, October 27, 2009 1:57 PM
The following is cross-posted at www.fiscalaccountability.org: Only days before the big data launch...

Mission Accomplished? Then Can We Get the Rest Back? - Friday, October 23, 2009 10:36 AM
Yesterday, I posted the following on www.fiscalaccountability.org regarding Obama administration Chi...

#StimulusFail #ToldYouSo Series Continues: Unemployment Continues To Skyrocket - Friday, October 2, 2009 12:47 PM
At times I feel like we are becoming a broken record when it comes to reporting on the total, comple...

More Tariffs: Did anyone see this Coming? - Wednesday, September 30, 2009 12:20 PM
No one likes to hear “I told you so,” but sometimes it is unavoidable. Earlier this...

Massachusetts Tax Hiker Dodges Alcohol Tax - Thursday, September 3, 2009 12:13 PM
Time and time again, ATR and taxpayer advocate groups point out that raising targeted taxes on speci...

Highway Trust Fund Wastes Taxpayer Dollars, Coburn/McCain Study Finds - Thursday, July 30, 2009 3:48 PM
The following is cross-posted at www.fiscalaccountability.org: Yesterday, CFA and ATR sent a letter...

Of Mice and "Stimulus" - Thursday, July 9, 2009 1:32 PM
The following is cross-posted at www.fiscalaccountability.org: We all remember President Obama's so...

Told You So: Real Agenda of "Stimulus" Is Growing Government - Thursday, July 9, 2009 1:09 PM
Edward Lazear raises some important points in the Wall Street Journal today: Congress and the Oba...

Joe Biden and the "Stimulus": "We Misread the Economy" ... So Let's Do It Again!? - Tuesday, July 7, 2009 8:12 AM
The following is cross-posted at www.fiscalaccountability.org: As the economy continues to shed job...

Unemployment and President Obama’s Fudged Economics - Thursday, July 2, 2009 1:34 PM
The Department of Labor’s report this morning that unemployment rose to 9.5% nationally &ndash...

Joe Biden and the "Stimulus" - Never Mind? - Wednesday, June 3, 2009 8:20 AM
The following is cross-posted at www.fiscalaccountability.org: At a roundtable in New York yesterda...

Rich States, Poor States - Tuesday, March 31, 2009 10:42 AM
The American Legislative Exchange Council has just released the second edition of their great public...

"Stimulus" Fact of the Day: Told You So - “Saved or Created Jobs” Claim Can’t Be Substantiated - Thursday, March 26, 2009 4:27 PM
This would be the second post for today in which we can say: "Told you so!" Today, t...

Tobacco Taxes: How Many Times Do We Have To Say "I Told You So"? - Thursday, March 26, 2009 11:19 AM
Last month, Arkansas was the latest state to pass a tax hike on cigarettes.  The new $1.15 per ...