by Dan Mitchell | Jun 3, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs
I don’t like former House Speaker Dennis Hastert. But not because of any personal interactions. I don’t think I’ve every even been in the same room as him, much less ever met him. But I know that he did nothing to restrain the reckless expansion of government when he...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 2, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
Back during the 2012 presidential campaign, I criticized the view that America was divided between “makers” and “takers.” But not because I disagreed with the notion that people trapped in government dependency have an unfortunate self-interest in supporting...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 1, 2015 | Blogs, Economics, States, Taxation
Every so often, I get asked why I’m so rigidly opposed to tax hikes in general and so vociferously against the imposition of new taxes in particular. In part, my hostility is an ideological reflex. When pressed, though, I’ll confess that there are situations – in...
by Dan Mitchell | May 31, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe, Society, Welfare and Entitlements
When I write about the “suicidal” welfare state in Europe, I’m generally making an economic argument that involves demographic change, labor participation rates, and fiscal burdens. And that’s a non-trivial argument, based on very sobering data from the Bank for...
by Dan Mitchell | May 30, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy, Health Care
When one thinks about all the Obamacare lies, it’s difficult to identify the worst one. Was it when we were told we could keep our doctors? Or when we were told we could keep our insurance (here’s thehumorous version)? How about when we were told costs would come...
