tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post5068656024523930075..comments2024-02-13T02:39:22.756-05:00Comments on EconomicPolicyJournal.com: Tyler Cowen: Refusal to Contemplate a Tax Increase is ExtremeRobert Wenzelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14296920597416905488noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-31760670529163729462011-10-03T16:59:23.309-04:002011-10-03T16:59:23.309-04:00why does it even matter if it is 'extreme'...why does it even matter if it is 'extreme'?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-70942583601159039002011-10-03T10:52:42.683-04:002011-10-03T10:52:42.683-04:00There is no question that “Cowen is nothing but a ...There is no question that “Cowen is nothing but a government technocrat, with no small-government libertarian principles at all”. This entitles him to be described by the MSM as a “thoughtful, mainstream libertarian” and permits him to propagandize for the NYT. If he somehow discovered “small-government libertarian principles”, he would no longer be so entitled.<br /><br />Does that mean he’s Bob Roddisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-54583850505532275112011-10-03T10:18:28.451-04:002011-10-03T10:18:28.451-04:00Bob, you wrote,"The entire idea behind the lo...Bob, you wrote,"The entire idea behind the lower tax movement is to shrink government, so that it never grows again."<br /><br />However, as Hans-Hermann Hoppe wrote, limited government is impossible:<br /><br />http://mises.org/daily/2874Scott Lazarowitzhttp://www.reasonandjest.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758330678390419129.post-45738878380010084332011-10-03T10:12:08.689-04:002011-10-03T10:12:08.689-04:00I wonder if Cowen even knows about or cares about ...I wonder if Cowen even knows about or cares about the Ratchet effect...<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratchet_effectAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com