by Dan Mitchell | Mar 23, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe, Welfare and Entitlements
When we think of Julia, the mythical moocher created by the Obama campaign, our first instinct is probably to grab our wallets and purses. After all, she symbolizes the entitlement mindset, as illustrated by this Ramirez cartoon. But let’s think of this from Julia’s...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 20, 2013 | Blogs, States
The food stamp program seems to be a breeding ground of waste, fraud, and abuse. Some of the horror stories I’ve shared include: Using food stamps to buy luxury coffee at Starbucks. Buying steaks and lobster with food stamps. The Obama Administration rewarding states...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 2, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Society, Welfare and Entitlements
One of my favorite political cartoons is this Michael Ramirez gem showing President Obama following the European lemmings over the cliff of statism. But this isn’t a laughing matter. As shown in this remarkable graph on global living standards, Americans enjoy...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 8, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
Remember Julia, the mythical moocher created by the Obama campaign to show the joys of government dependency? As illustrated by this Ramirez cartoon, Julia symbolizes the entitlement mentality. Unfortunately, there are many real-life Julias. I wrote a couple of years...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 29, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
Here are some odious details from the UK-based Sun. Danny Creamer, 21, and Gina Allan, 18, spend each day watching their 47in flatscreen TV and smoking 40 cigarettes between them in their comfy two-bedroom flat. It is all funded by the taxpayer, yet the couple say...
