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Nov 16, 2022 • 6 tweets • 4 min read
At the @CatoInstitute, we stand firmly on the principles of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution—on the bedrock American values of individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace.
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Throughout our more than 40 years, we have criticized officials of both parties when they have gone against these core values—and we have worked with them when they sought to expand freedom, limit government, or protect the Constitution.
It’s not every day you find a government document calling for @CatoInstitute employees to be charged with treason...
It seems we’ve touched a nerve.
A #CatoTrade 🧵...
For months, Cato’s @PGEddington & @ColinGrabow have been using the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to gain access to internal emails from the U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD)
It's been a grueling process and responses from MARAD have often been late, missing, or incomplete
Oct 18, 2022 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
BREAKING: We filed suit in federal court in Kansas today, challenging the legality of the Biden Administration’s program of mass cancellation of student loan debt.
A #CatoCEF 🧵…
“Forcing taxpayers to pick up the tab for other people’s college loans is bad policy, but in the case of President Biden’s order, it is also illegal," said @CatoInstitute President and CEO Peter Goettler.
Oct 18, 2022 • 5 tweets • 4 min read
Should banks share your financial records and bank transactions with the federal government?
An important #CatoEcon 🧵...
The Bank Secrecy Act requires financial institutions to assist federal agencies in detecting & preventing money laundering & other crimes
It forces private companies to act as law enforcement agents
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