by Dan Mitchell | Mar 25, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
I commented yesterday about the silly idea, being promoted by a few politicians, to impose a tax on toilet paper. That post mostly was an opportunity to have some fun mocking greedy government because even a dour pessimist like me doesn’t expect that idea to get very...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 22, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Among advocates of limited government, there is growing unease about the fiscal fight in Washington. This is not because anything bad has happened. Indeed, Democrats thus far have been acquiescing – at least on a temporary basis – to conservative demands for $61...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 18, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I thought my post about budget cuts earlier today, mocking the biased language of the Washington Post, was clever. But I’m definitely an amateur blogger. Check out these posts, at Powerline Blog and Arizona Economics. These guys put me to shame with very clever...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 18, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
There’s an interesting debate in the blogosphere about whether President George W. Bush was a conservative (here’s a good summary of the discussion, along with lots of links, though I especially like this analysis since it cites my work.). I’ve already explained that...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 18, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Washington is Fantasy Land. Only in this corrupt city can you turn increases into cuts merely by increasing spending by less than previously planned. And almost every politician magically knows how to transform “spending” into “investment.” So I’m used to Orwellian...
