Year: 2011

The Republican spending plan proposed by Rep. Paul Ryan that would cut $6 trillion from spending over the next ten years is still way way too little. […]

FRAUD. A nasty word, describing a crime that one human inflicts on another. For too long, Florida has been No. 1 in the country as the hot […]

West Palm Beach has finally joined the ranks of major cities across our nation in the latest trend of gourmet food trucks, the Curbside Gourmet. Thanks to […]

A dedicated and consummate writer, whose natural talent for phrasing and framing the important news of the day, Tom was honored on Tuesday for his work ethic and his unwavering integrity by the Florida Chapter of Americans For Prosperity, as the “2011 of the Year” – and for this well earned acknowledgment of our friend and associate Tom Tillison, we could not be thrilled.

By George Noga

The media gleefully report unemployment is 8.9%. To believe that number requires a willing suspension of disbelief. It is instructive to lo at the level of employment (rather than unemployment) as that number cannot easily be massaged.

In February 2011 there were 108.3 million private sector jobs; this is lower than June 1999 when there were 108.6 million.

Water is boring. Unless your lawn los like a parched brownfield in the Libyan boonies. But water is about to become your problem if you live in […]

Now that it is apparent that we are in Libya to stay for humanitarian reasons, I guess that means that the United States is going to protect […]

What is it that makes trial attorneys and personal injury lawyers the most despised group, except for career politicians and organized labor? Maybe it’s because of the […]

By George Noga

Previous articles presented the Rahn Curve and Hauser’s Law along with data and logic to prove that increasing income tax rates not only is ineffectual but counterproductive.

Nevertheless, there is , much , data that further solidifies this axiom. To wit: in this article I present the Laffer Curve and the the Elasticity of Taxable Income or ETI.

By George Noga

Big-government liberals, class warriors and even many well-intentioned folks buy into the fusty canard that higher tax rates must be a part of an overall solution to reduce the deficit.

They are unacquainted with Hauser’s Law. As demonstrated by the following graphs, Hauser’s Law proves beyond doubt that changes in tax rates (higher or lower) have no perceptible impact on tax collections.

Now the United States is involved in a three wars: Afghanistan, Iraq and now Libya. President Obama was the staunchest critic of President Bush going into Iraq, […]

Having worked in the corporate world for most of my life, I’m a Windows guy. Back in the day, only artistic lefty types used Apple, and they […]