Entries from April 2009 ↓

“The European model sacrifices growth in the hope of reducing economic inequality.”

- Michael Barone

Cap And Trade:

“So last Friday the Environmental Protection Agency decided to put a gun to the head of Congress and play cap-and-trade roulette with the U.S. economy.”

- Wall Street Journal

Socialized Medicine:

“What you’ve essentially got here is negotiations where one side decides to pick up a gun and load it, and the other side has the gun pointed at its head.”

- Senator Judd Gregg

“If you squander your money as quickly as possible, the government will not tax you. But if you behave responsibly and invest in the nation’s future, the government will swoop in like a flock of vultures and grab a huge chunk of your money when you die.”

- Daniel J. Mitchell

“A 2002 National Research Council study found that the federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards contributed to about 2,000 deaths per year through their restrictions on car size and weight.”

- Wall Street Journal