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

<p>Timothy Allen talks with Andreas Hellmann.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Andreas is the director of outreach, tax and regulatory policy at Tholos Foundation which is the international arm of Americans for Tax Reform.</p> <p>As a passionate advocate for the free market Andreas speaks critically of the workings of big government and its tax policies. </p> <p>We discuss questions such as:</p> <p>Where do government policies do most harm?</p> <p>Why do governments keep getting larger? </p> <p>What would be the optimum size for a government?</p> <p>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.</p> <p>I finish the discussion by posing the question “How much should we pay for governance?</p> <p>All important issues if you’re into the idea of keeping governments competitive.</p> <p>Enjoy the conversation.</p> <p>LIBERTY IN OUR LIFETIME CONFERENCE</p> <p>Prague, 14-15 October, 2023</p> <p><a href="https://libertyinourlifetime.org/">⁠https://libertyinourlifetime.org/⁠</a></p> <p>TWITTER:</p> <p>Andreas Hellmann: ⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/ahellmanndc">https://twitter.com/ahellmanndc</a></p> <p>Timothy Allen: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠">https://twitter.com/MrTimothyAllen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: <a href="⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/freecitiesfound⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p> <p>OTHER LINKS:</p> <p>Tholos Foundation: <a href="https://tholosfoundation.org/">https://tholosfoundation.org/</a></p> <p>Free Cities Foundation: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://free-cities.org/⁠">https://free-cities.org/⁠</a></p>