by Dan Mitchell | Apr 12, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Waste
One of my first posts on this blog featured this video showing how big government breeds corruption. I’ve periodically provided examples of how this process works, citing Alaska, Chicago, Wall Street, and Washington. Here’s another example, explicitly showing how big...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 15, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs
I’ve already commented on some of the sleazy behavior that infects Chicago politics. Now we have a jaw-dropping example of what’s wrong with the state of Illinois, as explained by Bill McGurn of the Wall Street Journal. Soon the Illinois state legislature will meet in...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 24, 2011 | Bailouts, Big Government, Blogs, Free Market
I’ve always rejected coercive redistribution, particularly when imposed by the federal government. But some types of redistribution are worse than others, and when big business and big government get in bed together, ordinary people are the ones who get screwed. This...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 8, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs
Tim Carney of the Washington Examiner has a great piece looking at the utterly indefensible panoply of ethanol subsidies and handouts that screw consumers and taxpayers in order to line the pockets of the politically powerful. Unfortunately, several senior GOP...
