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...