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The United Kingdom Boldly Rejoins the Government Incompetence and Stupidity Contest
I periodically compare the actions of brainless politicians and bureaucrats in both the United States and the United Kingdom. One of the most bizarre examples I cited was from England…. Read more
Great Moments in Government Waste
Taxpayers all across America send lots of money to Washington, DC, in part because we’re supposed to believe that redistribution is a legitimate and desirable function of the federal government…. Read more
Which Department of the Federal Government Should Be the First to Be Abolished?
A reader sent an email to ask “Which federal department should be abolished first?” I guess this is what is meant when people talk about a target-rich environment. We have… Read more
Room for Defense Cuts
Pending sequestration cuts are hanging in the air over DC, with politicians squirming under the prospect of actually putting a limit of any kind on spending. There’s a particular debate… Read more
Another Dismal Assessment of Obamanomics: United States Drops to 7th in WEF’s Global Competitiveness Index
Every year, I look forward to the annual releases of both Economic Freedom of the World and the Index of Economic Freedom. With their comprehensive rankings, these two publications enable… Read more
Somebody Should Tell Politicians that the Military Budget is for National Defense, not Pork and Political Correctness
I agree with George Will that it’s okay to reduce Pentagon spending. After all, the United States accounts for almost one-half of the world’s military outlays, about twice as much… Read more
Auto Bailout Cost Climbs to $25 Billion, Yet Obama Thinks It Is a Success and Threatens to Do the Same for Other Industries
I’ve been against the auto bailout from the very beginning because it was a corrupt payoff to lazy corporate fat-cats and an ossified union. And when folks on the left… Read more
New Video Is a Strong Indictment of Obama’s Dismal Record on Spending
The burden of federal spending in the United States was down to 18.2 percent of gross domestic product when Bill Clinton left office. But this progress didn’t last long. Thanks… Read more
Great Moments in Government Waste
Every time some class-warfare Democrat or Charlie Brown Republican says we need higher taxes, I think of all the ways the government wastes money and I get angry because the… Read more
Contract for Buffalo Teachers Shows the Wrong Way of Cutting Excess Bureaucratic Blubber
Government bureaucrats are significantly overpaid compared to folks in the productive sector of the economy. So you would think I’d support cuts, especially the kind that get rid of excess… Read more
