by Dan Mitchell | May 25, 2026 | Blogs, Government Spending, Health Care
As a fiscal policy wonk, my usual concern about Medicaid (the government health problem for low-income people) is that it is a huge – and rapidly increasing – fiscal burden. As captured by this chart. But sometimes I get agitated not by...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 8, 2026 | Blogs, States
My First Theorem of Government is the simple observation that insiders are the biggest beneficiaries of government. I was motivated to release that theorem because bad news for taxpayers is good news for bureaucrats, consultants, contractors, lobbyists, and...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 9, 2025 | Blogs, States
Why is the private sector efficient and the government inefficient? I answered that question back in 2017, noting that there is feedback (both positive and negative) in the private sector. With government, by contrast, it seems that there are no consequences...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 20, 2024 | Blogs, Economics
With hurricane season (hopefully) coming to a close, this is a good opportunity to share this video from John Stossel about the absurdity of government-subsidized insurance in flood-prone areas. Kudos to Rand Paul for addressing this issue. It’s a textbook case of...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 14, 2024 | Blogs
California voters made a terrible mistake back in 2008 when they narrowly approved a referendum for a $33 billion high-speed train between San Francisco and Los Angeles. Opponents said the project was a boondoggle and they made several predictions. It will...
