by Dan Mitchell | Nov 30, 2015 | Blogs, Taxation
Why does the tax code require more than 10,000,000 words and more than 75,000 pages? There are several reasons and none of them are good. But if you had to pick one cause for all the mess, it would be the fact that politicians have worked with interest groups and...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 18, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs
Washington is a horribly corrupt city. The tax code is riddled with special favors for politically powerful interest groups. The budget is filled with handouts and subsidies for well-connected insiders. The regulatory apparatus is a playground for cronyism. I’ve...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 5, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Government Waste
Yesterday, I shared several stories that exposed the festering corruption of Washington. Today, let’s look at one issue that symbolizes the pervasive waste of Washington. Medicare is the federal government’s one-size-fits-all health program for the elderly. Because of...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Nov 4, 2015 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared on The Blaze on November 2, 2015. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s public crackdown on corruption has captivated Western media, leading to sensational stories like recent reports that golf club membership is among the newly announced list of...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 4, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs
I’ve explained, over and over and over again, that big government is the mother’s milk of corruption. Simply stated, a convoluted tax code, bloated budget, and regulatory morass create endless opportunities for well-connected insiders to obtain unearned and undeserved...
