Beyond Meat, Inc. (NASDAQ: BYND) has announced the establishment of a three-year global strategic agreement with McDonald’s Corporation. As part of the agreement, Beyond Meat® will be McDonald’s preferred supplier for the patty in the McPlant®, a new plant-based burger… Read More ›
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Where is that “Extra Penny” Sales Tax Approved by Voters in 2016 Going?
In the 2016 general election, Palm Beach County voters approved a plan for the government to increase their sales tax by 16.7 percent, even though it was marketed by local government as a just an extra penny to the sales… Read More ›
1.1 million signatures gathered to recall California Government Newsom
Once the darling of of California, Governor Gavin Newsom has been attempting to recover from a backlash from all sides of the political map because of his locking down of the state last year in response to COVID-19. While thousands… Read More ›
U.S. House version of $1.9 trillion stimulus to be officially presented on Monday and includes $1,400 payments to Americans
At 1PM on Monday, February 22, 2021, the U.S. House will present the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hopes to have a vote in the U.S. House by the close of next week. The… Read More ›
Successful Entrepreneurs Make the Rest of Us Richer — International Liberty
Back on December 28, I shared four charts for the explicit reason that I wanted everyone to understand that average living standards in the western world have skyrocketed over the past few centuries. I could have used that data to… Read More ›
Where is Chinese Billionaire Jack Ma?
Chinese billionaire and founder of the Alibaba Group and Ant Group, Jack Ma, has been reported as missing since October 2020, after he openly criticised China’s regulators and its state-owned banks, accusing the Communist government of slowing down innovation. Ma has… Read More ›
Part I: Poverty Is a Problem, not Inequality
Originally posted on International Liberty:
I have a couple of cameos in a new left-leaning documentary film, Race to the Bottom. I shared a clip two day ago with my views on corporate tax and the Laffer Curve. Today, here’s what I…
Federal taxpayers to fund more stimulus today when Congress votes on large spending bill
While stimulus has been the most talked about a vote on spending for Congress to approve, few realize President Trump had to sign a 24 hour stop gap measure last night to keep the federal government running as it technically… Read More ›
Corporate Taxes and the Laffer Curve
Originally posted on International Liberty:
In a new documentary film, Race to the Bottom, I had an opportunity to pontificate briefly about corporate tax and the Laffer Curve. At the risk of understatement, I represented a minority viewpoint in the…
DEA shuts down Chapel Hill North Carolina group seeking to enjoy the benefits of the free market system of cocaine distribution, fails to stop supply and demand
Twenty-one people face federal charges because of a taxpayer-funded investigation into the sale of drugs on or near college campuses in North Carolina. The drug trafficking investigation, conducted by a United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) task force and the… Read More ›