037 - Andreas Hellmann: Big Government, Tax Policy & The Free Market

Timothy Allen talks with Andreas Hellmann. Today we’re back in Lisbon for a brief conversation I had with Andreas Hellman who I managed to intercept just before he went on stage at LibertyCon. Andreas is the director of outreach, tax and regulatory policy at Tholos Foundation which is the international arm of Americans for Tax Reform. As a passionate advocate for the free market Andreas speaks critically of the workings of big government and its tax policies.   We discuss questions such as: Where do government policies do most harm? Why do governments keep getting larger?  What would be the optimum size for a government? Andreas also reveals the implications to Free City models of large intergovernmental 'tax harmonisation', a term straight out of the playbook of Orwell’s ministry of truth in my opinion. I finish the discussion by posing the question “How much should we pay for governance? All important issues if you’re into the idea of keeping governments competitive. Enjoy the conversation. LIBERTY IN OUR LIFETIME CONFERENCE Prague, 14-15 October, 2023 ⁠https://libertyinourlifetime.org/⁠ TWITTER: Andreas Hellmann: ⁠https://twitter.com/ahellmanndc Timothy Allen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OTHER LINKS: Tholos Foundation: https://tholosfoundation.org/ Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://free-cities.org/⁠