Two stories make the same point about ever-expanding bureaucracy.

Dan Mitchell
Daniel J. Mitchell is the President of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity and the Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation. Dr. Mitchell advocates limited government and fundamental tax reform, and is the nation’s leading opponent of tax harmonization schemes developed by the Brussels-based European Union, the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and the United Nations.
In addition to fiscal policy, Dr. Mitchell is a trenchant observer of economic developments and an expert on Social Security reform – particularly the fiscal policy impact of reform and what the US can learn from other nations that have created personal retirement accounts.
Michael Bloomberg and Entitlements: Rational (at Least in the Past), but not Right
Bloomberg is less rational today.
Instead of Stabilizing National Finances, Tax Increases Would Hasten America’s Budgetary Decline
There are plenty of cheerleaders for a bigger welfare state.
If the “Cost of Thriving” Is Going Up, It’s Because Government Is Getting Bigger
Why is more government a good idea when the sectors where we already have lots of government perform worst?
Perverse Love for Cuba from Bernie Sanders
There are many problems with fawning claims about Cuba’s performance.
More Red Tape = More Corruption
World Bank confirms more power for government means more corruption by government.
The Gun Control IQ Test, Part II
Criminals prefer unarmed victims.
Because Trump’s Winning on the Economy, He’s “Losing” on the Trade Deficit
No need to be upset about trade balances.
How Radical Is Bernie Sanders?
Is he a radical? Crazy? A Marxist? A democratic socialist? A socialist democrat? Some combination of all those options?
The VAT Anchor on Japan’s Economy
Japan’s politicians didn’t learn from their mistake.









