by Dan Mitchell | Jun 16, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Government Waste, Taxation, Welfare and Entitlements
Maybe I’m just old fashioned, or maybe I’m a bit stiff-necked, but I will never relent in my opposition to tax increases so long as the crowd in Washington is spending money on things that are not appropriate functions of the federal government. But that’s just one...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 13, 2011 | Blogs, Health Care
In a column about the revolving door between big government and the lobbying world, here’s what the irreplaceable Tim Carney wrote about the waiver process for folks trying to escape the burden of government-run healthcare. Congress imposes mandates on other entities,...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 8, 2011 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I’m sure I will surrender to temptation and do a couple of posts with Weinergate jokes, but I want to begin on a higher note and make a serious point about Washington’s latest scandal. Big government means that politicians have a lot of power over the lives of...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 7, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Health Care
Here’s a stomach-turning story from the Chicago Sun Times about how the political class uses special insider deals to get rich (or richer). What’s remarkable is that there may be nothing technically illegal in this story of crony capitalism and government contracts....
by Dan Mitchell | May 29, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation, VAT
I can’t say I’m surprised, but I’m nonetheless still nauseated to read that Mitt Romney has decided to endorse ethanol subsidies. Here’s a blurb from Fox in DC. “I support the subsidy of ethanol,” Romney told an Iowa voter. “I believe ethanol is an important part of...
