Devolution of Transportation Authority is Solution to Earmark Problem

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  May 3rd at 03:15 PM  | 

It’s becoming clear that many rank-and-file members of the House Republican Conference are chomping at the bit to resurrect earmarks after a two-year moratorium.  Some are complaining that earmarks cede authority to the executive branch; others are lamenting the lack of “grease” to facilitate passage of statist legislation; still others are trying to push miscellaneous tariff bills, which violate the rules of the earmark ban. | Read More »

A New Highway Bill to Cave City

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  April 16th at 06:28 AM  | 

As we’ve noted throughout the past year’s imbroglio over transportation spending, it is clear that complete federal control over transportation spending in a post-interstate highway era (post 1992) is inefficient, costly, anti-federalist, and precludes state and private innovations.  Yet, Congress continues to buckle down on a policy that has failed in recent years, exposing taxpayers to future bailouts and tax increases.  Worst of all, it | Read More »

The Government is Playing Hide and Seek With Airfare Taxes

By: Daniel Horowitz (Diary)  |  February 1st at 02:59 PM  | 

When purchasing a product or service, we all like to see the itemized list of charges – one that separates the cost of the purchase from the share going to Uncle Sam through the form of taxes and fees.  Needless to say, government bureaucrats don’t like that.  They desire that we remain blissfully ignorant of government’s burden on our everyday lives.  This is one reason | Read More »