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Division on Dynamic Analysis

Bruce Bartlett jumps on the dynamic analysis bandwagon, applauding the creation of the “Division on Dynamic Analysis” at the Treasury Department. Menzie Chinn and PGL have covered the prinicpal problems…

Bartlett on Taxes

Bruce Bartlett, noted tax-cut advocate and columnist for (among others) the Washington Times and National Review, sent me an email this morning offering this explanation for why he is in…

The View from the Right

…their small-government base… Kash UPDATE: Others on the right are now actually starting to talk about the need for higher taxes, as this piece from Sunday’s IHT reports. Even Bruce

A Regulatory Substitute to Burst Housing Bubble?

…behavior of stock prices.” Bruce Bartlett, Senior Fellow at the National Center for Policy Analysis agreed with Kwan, while noting: “… advocates of higher margin requirements, such as economist Robert…

Exporting Gold Bugs to China

…the benefits of free trade. The NRO has even featured very good defenses of free trade from William Buckley and Bruce Bartlett. I was hoping to say the same thing…

Putin Tax: Back in the USSR

…barrel of oil (Ural crude) raises Russia’s federal budget revenues by as much as 0.35% of GDP. To his credit, Bruce Bartlett does not try to argue that the income…

Does Everyone Gain From Free Trade?

…that everyone gains from free trade is not a credible argument – especially in parts of South Carolina. Memo to the National Review: leave the international trade issues to Bruce