by Dan Mitchell | May 26, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Last year, I shared some academic research showing that less military spending led to better economic performance. This should not come as a surprise. Every type of government spending necessarily causes harm by diverting resources from the...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 21, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Domestic programs are the main reason that the burden of government spending is expanding, with so-called entitlement outlays deserving the lion’s share of the blame. But this does not mean that advocates of limited government should give the...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 14, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
As a libertarian, I view defense spending with the same jaundiced eye that I apply to domestic spending. I’ve pointed out that the U.S. represents a big share of global military outlays.I’ve pointed out that sequestration wasn’t a threat to...
by Sven R. Larson | Oct 3, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Back in January, I explained that Republicans in Congress were fools to believe that they could grow defense spending without substantial entitlement reforms: It is simply not possible to grow defense spending without substantial, cost-curbing reforms to the rest of...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Aug 26, 2013 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared in The Washington Examiner on August 23, 2013. Pentagon officials have consistently claimed dire consequences should the taxpayer gravy train stop flowing. Faced with modest reductions in the growth of future spending due to sequestration, Deputy...
