Beating the You-Know-What Out of Congress in the New York Post

by Dan Mitchell | Dec 16, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation

I have a piece in this morning’s New York Post, and I did not try to be polite. Commenting on the end-of-year orgy on Capitol Hill, I slam corrupt deal making that leads to ever-bigger government. Here’s part of what I say about the “omnibus” spending bill. The weeks...

Fight against Corruption and Bailouts by Boycotting GM and Chrysler

by Dan Mitchell | Nov 30, 2010 | Bailouts, Blogs

I was on Fox News last week and unloaded on the General Motors bailout. I’m surprised I wasn’t foaming at the mouth. My conclusion is that people with honor and integrity should refuse to buy cars from companies that stole money from taxpayers.

Earmarks are the Gateway Drug to Big Government Addiction

by Dan Mitchell | Nov 21, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending

I haven’t commented much on earmarks, but an oped in today’s Washington Post was has goaded me into action. A former Reagan Administration appointee (the Gipper must be spinning in his grave), who now makes a living by selling our money to the highest bidder, made...

If the GM Bailout Is Obama’s Definition of Success, No Wonder America’s Heading to Bankruptcy

by Dan Mitchell | Nov 20, 2010 | Bailouts, Blogs

The President wants us to believe that the recent IPO for General Motors was a smashing success. And it was…if you believe that it’s a good idea to lose money (the direct cost of the bailout) and make the economy less efficient by misallocating resources (the indirect...

With Ethanol Handouts Up for Renewal, Will the GOP Side with Corrupt Lobbyists or Free Markets?

by Dan Mitchell | Nov 8, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs

Tim Carney of the Washington Examiner has a great piece looking at the utterly indefensible panoply of ethanol subsidies and handouts that screw consumers and taxpayers in order to line the pockets of the politically powerful. Unfortunately, several senior GOP...