While Much of America Suffers with Stagnation, Washington’s Political Class Is Having a Very Merry Christmas

by Dan Mitchell | Dec 27, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Regulations

In large part because of an excessive burden of government, the American economy is suffering European-style stagnation, with even the Washington Post now confessing that growth far below the long-run trend. This helps explain why job creation has been so dismal in...

What’s the Best Response When Crony Capitalists From Big Business Endorse Higher Taxes on Their Small Business Competitors?

by Dan Mitchell | Dec 25, 2012 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation

I’m a big fan of lower corporate tax rates. I also want to eliminate worldwide taxation so American companies can be on a level playing field when competing for market share around the world. And I want to get rid of the double taxation of dividends and capital gains...

Auto Bailout Cost Climbs to $25 Billion, Yet Obama Thinks It Is a Success and Threatens to Do the Same for Other Industries

by Dan Mitchell | Aug 15, 2012 | Bailouts, Blogs, Government Spending, Government Waste

I’ve been against the auto bailout from the very beginning because it was a corrupt payoff to lazy corporate fat-cats and an ossified union. And when folks on the left say the bailout is a success, I explain that any industry can be propped up with a sufficiently...

A Nauseating Example of Cronyism, Sleaze, and Corruption at the Export-Import Bank

by Dan Mitchell | Apr 12, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Waste

One of my first posts on this blog featured this video showing how big government breeds corruption. I’ve periodically provided examples of how this process works, citing Alaska, Chicago, Wall Street, and Washington. Here’s another example, explicitly showing how big...

A Test for the GOP: Shutting Down the Spigot of Corporate Welfare at the Export-Import Bank

by Dan Mitchell | Mar 20, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending

Republicans are telling voters that they’ve learned the hard lessons from the 2006 and 2008 elections and that they are back on the side of taxpayers. I’m not convinced, which is why I’ve outlined some key tests that will demonstrate whether the GOP genuinely supports...