by Dan Mitchell | Dec 9, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Waste
Here’s a simple rule. When a politicians says a new program will cost X, hide your wallet because it actually will cost three or four times as much. Or even more. Obamacare is a particularly painful example from recent history. Simply stated, politicians and...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 9, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Waste, Immigration, Society
Advocates of limited government favor a small public sector because more resources in the productive sector of the economy translates into faster growth,more job creation, and higher living standards. Statists, by contrast, favor big government for two main reasons....
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 27, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
When giving speeches outside the beltway, I sometimes urge people to be patient with Washington. Yes, we need fundamental tax reform and genuine entitlement reform, but there’s no way Congress can make those changes with Obama in the White House. But there are some...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 27, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs
Nothing can compare with the horrible outrage of bureaucrats awarding themselves bonuses after putting veterans on secret waiting lists and denying them care, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t care about the latest example of overspending and...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 26, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Waste, Welfare and Entitlements
As shown by this graphic, why are so many people in Maine taking advantage of the food stamp program? As shown by this map, why does Oregon have such a high level of food stamp dependency? These are just rhetorical questions since I don’t have the answers. But if we...
