by Dan Mitchell | Sep 13, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Welfare and Entitlements
The Census Bureau has just released the 2010 poverty numbers, and the new data is terrible. There are now a record number of poor people in America, and the poverty rate has jumped to 15.1 percent. But I don’t really blame President Obama for these grim numbers. Yes,...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 10, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs
I don’t have strong feelings about Sarah Palin, but I like her anti-establishment attitude. And, in a case of strange bedfellows, so does the New York Times. Or at least one columnist is honest enough to admit when she makes a compelling argument. Here’s an excerpt...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 7, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Keynesian
President Obama will be unveiling another “jobs plan” tomorrow night, though Democrats are being careful not to call it stimulus after the failure of the $800 billion package from 2008. But just as a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, bigger government is...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 31, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation, VAT
I’m normally disappointed when religious figures comment on economics, particularly since they often turn the individual call to charity into a blank check for government-coerced redistribution. This runs contrary to individual choice, free will, and morality. So I’m...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 30, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs
I wrote last year that, “I don’t think public policy should be based on polling data, but I always am happy when the American people are on the right side of an issue since it increases the possibility of good outcomes in Washington.” One other thing to consider is...
