by Dan Mitchell | Oct 30, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
Here’s a remarkable chart showing that we spend about $60,000 on various welfare programs for every poor household in America. And what are we getting for that giant expenditure of money? Well, as this other chart shows, our progress in the fight against poverty came...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 25, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Welfare and Entitlements
I’m part of a just-posted online Debate Club sponsored by U.S. News & World Report which asks “Is the United States a Nation of ‘Makers and Takers?’” My contribution to the discussion is basically a reworked version of what I wrote last week about Romney and the...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 22, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe, Taxation
I realize it’s wrong, but I can’t help cheering for France’s socialist president. Francois Hollande seems determined to raise every tax, expand every program, and augment every bit of red tape that afflicts the French economy. I fully expect this to end poorly, but at...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 6, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
I wrote a celebratory post last November about the dramatic difference between Americans and Europeans. There truly is American exceptionalism in that Europeans are much more likely to think it is government’s responsibility to provide the basics of life. Another poll...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 25, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Welfare and Entitlements
It’s not often that I read something by Paul Krugman and think, “Good point, I hope he’s correct.” After all, I had to correct Krugman’s inaccurate analysis of Estonia, and also point out the errors in what he wrote about the United Kingdom. And I also noted mistakes...
