by Dan Mitchell | Apr 3, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Waste
Infrastructure often is a good thing. Government-financed infrastructure is a questionable thing. Infrastructure financed by Uncle Sam is a bad thing. Those three rules guide my thinking and make for a perfect introduction to this must-watch video from Reason on...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 24, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Government Waste
I wrote yesterday that the Trump tax plan is yielding significant benefits, but one of my caveats at the end of the column warned that Trump’s weak record on spending undermines the long-run sustainability of lower tax rates. The latest example of Trump’s profligacy...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 22, 2019 | Blogs, Government Spending, Government Waste
Way back in early 2016, I asked whether Donald Trump believed in smaller government. A few months later, I concluded that the answer was no. Trump – like Bush and Nixon – was a big-government Republican. I wish that I was wrong. But if you look at the budget deal he...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 7, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
San Francisco used to be famous for cable cars. Now it’s getting well known for its “poop patrol” and maps that warn people about the ubiquitous presence of human excrement. Why are people defecating on city sidewalks? Because there’s a major problem with...
by Dan Mitchell | May 17, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Government Waste
Every so often, I’ll see a story (or sometimes even just a photo, a court decision, or a phrase) that sums up the essence of government – a unseemly combination of venality and incompetence. Today, we’re going to review three examples that make my point. We’ll lead...
