by Dan Mitchell | Dec 10, 2015 | Blogs, Economics, Health Care
Time for a mea culpa. In the past, I’ve criticized Obamacare for a variety of reasons. I’ve argued that it’s a fiscal boondoggle. I’ve pointed out that it’s grossly inconsistent with the Constitution. I’ve complained that it’s undermined the rule of law. And it...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 9, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Waste
Here’s a simple rule. When a politicians says a new program will cost X, hide your wallet because it actually will cost three or four times as much. Or even more. Obamacare is a particularly painful example from recent history. Simply stated, politicians and...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 8, 2015 | Blogs, Crime, Society
In 2012, I shared some important observations from Jeffrey Goldberg, a left-leaning writer for The Atlantic. In his column, he basically admitted his side was wrong about gun control. Then, in 2013, I wrote about a column by Justin Cronin in the New York Times. He...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 7, 2015 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
With all of the GOP presidential candidates proposing varying plans to reduce the tax burden and reform the tax system, I’m constantly asked which one is best. But that’s hard to answer because all of the proposals have features I like…as well as some features that...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 5, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs
Two years ago, I wrote that Washington’s parasite class was having a very merry Christmas. But I wasn’t mocking welfare recipients, many of whom actually deserve sympathy for getting trapped in the web of government dependency. Instead, I was referring to the unearned...
