by Dan Mitchell | Jul 3, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
Back in April, I explained that I would accept a tax increase if “the net long-run effect is more freedom, liberty, and prosperity.” I even outlined several specific scenarios where that might occur, including giving the politicians more money in exchange for a flat...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 2, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Health Care
One of my very first blog posts was about the link between big government and big corruption. For the rest of my life, I can now cite the Obamacare travesty as an example. Here’s some of what Tim Carney wrote for the Washington Examiner. Chief Justice John Roberts’...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 27, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe, Taxation
Being a libertarian, I’m used to disappointment. So when something actually goes according to plan, I get very happy. On that basis, I should be utterly and deliriously overjoyed about my endorsement of Francois Hollande to be President of France. I wanted him to...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 23, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe, Government Spending
Yesterday, I did a serious post outlining the absurd policies being pursued in France, Italy, and Greece, along with some much-deserved scorn for the throw-fuel-on-the-fire statist analysis of the International Monetary Fund. Later in the day, I posted a cartoon about...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 19, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
To answer the question in the title, it means you need to read the fine print. This is because we have a president who thinks the government shouldn’t confiscate more than 20 percent of a company’s income, but he only gives that advice when he’s in Ghana. And the same...
