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...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 12, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs
Like other forms of so-called stimulus spending, the money devoted to supposed ”green” energy programs has been a net drain on the economy. This is hardly a surprise, particular since the much-trumpeted Spanish experiment turned out to be a flop, destroying two jobs...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 24, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Government Waste
I think Viagra subsidies for sex offenders are an absurd example of government stupidity in America. I’m also amazed that European taxpayers are forced to pay for penile implants for bureaucrats at the European Commission. But I’m almost speechless to learn that...
