by Dan Mitchell | Jun 1, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Government Waste
All I can say is that I’m thankful the United States is not part of the European Union, at least if this little tidbit from the UK-based Telegraph is true. American politicians waste a lot of money, but even I doubt they ever spent tax dollars on something that is...
by Dan Mitchell | May 27, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs
I’ve remarked before about how I get especially upset when well-to-do people figure out ways of ripping off taxpayers. Redistribution from rich to poor is not a good idea, but it is far more offensive when the coercive power of government is used to transfer money...
by Dan Mitchell | May 19, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Waste, Welfare and Entitlements
I wrote yesterday about the shocking case of a millionaire collecting food stamps. Today, I have an equally disgusting story of government waste. The Social Security program is actuarially bankrupt, with unfunded liabilities of several trillion dollars. Our topic...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 23, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Government Waste
It’s not too surprising to learn that spending money on “high-speed” rail is foolish. And it’s hardly a revelation to learn that politicians over-promise and under-deliver when they push through these boondoggles. My Cato colleague, Randall O’Toole, has written...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 20, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Government Waste
There are very serious ways to save huge amounts of money from the defense budget, largely by making smarter choices about defining America’s national security. This obviously involves high-profile decisions about whether it is smart to engage in nation-building in...
