The Federal Government owns more than 77,000 buildings which are currently not being used. Some of them have even been condemned. These properties should be sold at auction or simply bulldozed if they are unsuitable for sale. Basic upkeep on these buildings is costing US taxpayers.
Annual Savings to the US Taxpayer: $1.5 Billion
1. Korea Once a united peninsula and people, the Koreans were split apart by the polarizing effects of Communism which were imported from the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. After World War II ended, the Soviet Army advanced into Korea and left troops in the North. Kim Il-Sung, considered to be the first Korean Communist, began to…
Photo by University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) 1. Melissa Harris-Perry’s Tax Evasion MSNBC anchor Melissa Harris-Perry has proclaimed that people should be happy to pay their taxes. She tweeted back in 2010, “Thanks tweeps for the reminders of how many of you are struggling with unemployment or underemployment. Will pay my taxes with a smile.”…
Photo by Chris and Jenni It has become commonplace to hear complaints about the United States Postal Service; specifically concerning their slow delivery, high prices, poor service, and lost or misdelivered mail. Economists frequently tell us about the inherent problems with any service controlled by a monopoly. How many of us are aware that the…
Keith Farrell The downing of Malaysian Airlines flight 17 has raised tensions that seemed to be cooling between Vladimir Putin’s Russia and the West. Western leaders have threatened to levy additional sanctions against the Russian economy as finger pointing over the incident continues. The West has joined together to decide just how to punish Russia,…
There’s a lot of talk about money in politics. As we have previously discussed, a lot of the concern is misplaced or based on misconceptions. The urge to construct more laws to make things fairer is a popular one among Americans. The idea is that more regulation will stem some of the money flowing into…
“One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.” ― Milton Friedman Our nation is driven by people who want to do good. Too often government policies and programs are enacted with the very best intentions and that’s all that seems to matter. The actual effectiveness…