by Dan Mitchell | Sep 9, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
I sometimes joke that the French are the world’s most statist people. I have no idea if that is actually true, but the latest protests in France certainly are a good piece of evidence. French workers (especially government bureaucrats) are protesting a plan to...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 8, 2010 | Blogs, Taxation
Here’s a clever video produced by the Winston Group, comparing the tax policies of two Democratic Presidents. Having previously highlighted Kennedy’s tax-cutting approach, it is painful for me to observe the class warfare approach of the Obama Administration. What’s...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 8, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations, States, Taxation
When all you have is a hammer, everything begins to look like a nail. That old saying makes a lot of sense. As a tax economist, I’m sometimes guilty of looking at all sorts of issues based on their relationship with the tax code. In my defense, however, the tentacles...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 6, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
Like a terrible remake of Groundhog Day, the White House has unveiled yet another so-called stimulus scheme. Actually, they have two new proposals to buy votes with our money. One plan is focused on more infrastructure spending, as reported by Politico. Seeking to...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 3, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Welfare and Entitlements
If you saw the Wall-E movie, you may remember how people morphed into helpless blobs because all their needs were being fulfilled by something called BNL. I realize I’m a quirky libertarian, but the movie made me think about how excessive government is doing something...
