by Dan Mitchell | Oct 1, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy
I have a “Bureaucrat Hall of Fame” to acknowledge individuals who go above and beyond the call of duty. As measured by sloth and waste, of course. But maybe I also need a “Bureaucracy Hall of Fame” for examples that capture the self-serving nature of departments,...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 30, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Health Care
Last night’s train-wreck debate reinforced my disdain for politicians. But let’s ignore the immature theatrics from Trump and Biden and focus on one of their policy disagreements. The two candidates squabbled over whether creating a government-administered health plan...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 29, 2020 | Blogs, Crime, Society
One might think that the most poorly governed city is a place such as San Francisco, Detroit, New York City, and Chicago. Or Seattle, if we just count recent history. But let’s not overlook Minneapolis. I wrote two months ago about that city’s hostility to capitalism,...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 28, 2020 | Blogs, Taxation
Washington is a cesspool of waste, fraud, and abuse. All taxpayers, to avoid having their income squandered in D.C., should go above and beyond the call of duty to minimize the amount they send to the IRS. Which is why today’s column is a bipartisan love fest for...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 27, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Keynesian
I’ve previously written that Keynesian economics is like Freddy Kreuger. No matter how many times it is killed off by real-world evidence, it comes back to life whenever a politician wants to justify a vote-buying orgy of new spending. And there will always be...
