by Dan Mitchell | Jan 3, 2011 | Bailouts, Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Regulations, Taxation, VAT
The mid-term elections were a rejection of President Obama’s big-government agenda, but those results don’t necessarily mean better policy. We should not forget, after all, that Democrats rammed through Obamacare even after losing the special election to replace Ted...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 8, 2010 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I’ve already posted about the nut who claimed that global warming was causing AIDS, so I guess I shouldn’t be too surprised that a writer for the New Republic says global warming may lead to genocide. But that may not be the silliest thing said by a left winger in the...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 6, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
The old saying that “two wrongs don’t make a right” is especially true in the field of public policy. A good example is the crazy new proposal from the United Nations to collect billions of dollars by imposing global taxes on financial transactions and energy. That’s...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 11, 2010 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I saw this on the Powerline blog. Here are some excerpts from Hal Lewis’ resignation letter from the America Physical Society. In a nutshell, he exposes how scientists have been corrupted by government money. Amazing. And powerful. For reasons that will soon become...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 27, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Flat Tax, Taxation, VAT
There’s a wise old saying about “don’t bite the hand that feeds you.” But perhaps we need a new saying along the lines of “don’t subsidize the foot that kicks you.” Here’s a good example: American taxpayers finance the biggest share of the budget for the Organization...
