Just How Big Is The IRS?

Bigger than the German army. That’s too big.

Getting Rid Of Overcriminalization

Rand Paul and Paul Broun have introduced a bill that gets rid of some of the more silly crimes we currently have for Federal law. Excellent. I hope it goes through, and more besides.

And then that we start whittling down the silly licensing restrictions we have.

How did we get such laws? Simple: There always “ought to be a law“…and while liberal legal groups might be able to agree that some laws such as the spiny lobster importing in the above link have gotten absurd, it’s all the little rules they don’t see as absurd and currently want that get them to where we are today. It would have been better to not grow the government in the first place…but suggest trimming it back down and you’re seen as outrageous.

Another Example Of How Unions Hurt The Economy

In the drive for more union dues, they actively fight for shorter work hours – so that employers will have to hire more members, with all the overhead that requires.

Meanwhile, BMW is doing the smart thing, and ditching its overpaid union members.

Another Sign The Federal Government Is Bloated:

77,000 Federal employees earn more than the governors of the states they reside in.