by Dan Mitchell | Aug 4, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe, Health Care, Welfare and Entitlements
When government suppresses the free market and takes over the healthcare sector, you get some really odd results. Consider these stories from Sweden: A man sewing up his own leg after getting frustrated with a long wait. The government denying a wheelchair to a...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 27, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Government Waste
You won’t know whether to laugh or cry after perusing these stories that will be added to our “great moments in government” collection. For instance, did you realize that American taxpayers were saddled with the responsibility to micro-manage agriculture in...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 14, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Waste
It’s difficult being a libertarian. In addition to all the other challenges (such as trying to convince peoplestealing doesn’t become okay simply because the government is the middleman), I get conflicted about government waste. You’re probably thinking I’m wandering...
by Dan Mitchell | May 7, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
As you can imagine, there’s a lot to choose from in the contest for the most spectacular waste of tax dollars. But the politicians in Oregon must really want the prize, because they managed to flush several hundred million dollars down a rat hole by putting together a...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 14, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Government Waste, Taxation
Last year, I conducted an informal poll at a conference in Paris. I explained to the audience that the public sector consumed about 57 percent of the French economy and I asked them whether they got more services and better government than the people of Germany (where...
