by Dan Mitchell | Apr 30, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Health Care
I just read something that unleashed my inner teenager, because I want to respond with a combination of OMG, LMAO, and WTF. Donald Berwick, the person appointed by Obama to be in charge of Medicare, has a column in the Wall Street Journal that makes a very good...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 29, 2011 | Blogs, Economics
Both President Reagan and President Obama had to deal with serious economic dislocation upon taking office. But they used radically different approaches to deal with the problems they inherited. Reagan sought to reduce the burden of government, whereas Obama viewed...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 25, 2011 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
According to an article in the New York Times, the Obama Administration is seriously examining a proposal to reduce America’s anti-competitive 35 percent corporate tax rate. The Obama administration is preparing to inject an unpredictable new variable into its...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 25, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Taxation
Republicans are fighting about taxes. But they’re fighting with each other, not Democrats. I’ve already written about this topic once, but the issue has become more heated, and the stakes have become much larger. And this time I’m going to focus on the political...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 24, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
I periodically get emails and phone calls from people wanting me to respond to particular statements from politicians, columnists, and other high-profile figures. Not surprisingly, Paul Krugman occasionally is the subject of these communications, particularly with...
