by Dan Mitchell | Aug 9, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs
You know that bureaucrats are getting wildly overcompensated if even the New York Times is publishing articles about the problem. The article notes that there is a nationwide problem, and then cites developments in Colorado, where lawmakers actually took a tiny step...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 8, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
My default assumption is that all politicians will do the wrong thing when they have to choose between defending freedom and appeasing special interests. Even the ones that spout good rhetoric often do the wrong thing, particularly after a couple of years in office...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 5, 2010 | Blogs, Taxation
If I was organized enough to send Christmas cards, I would take Richard Rahn off my list. I do one blog post to call attention to his Washington Times column and it seems like everybody in the world wants to jump down my throat. I already dismissed Paul Krugman’s rant...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 4, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Economic Growth, Taxation
I seem to have touched a raw nerve with my post earlier today comparing Reagan and Obama on how well the economy performed coming out of recession. Both Ezra Klein and Paul Krugman have denounced my analysis (actually, they denounced me approving of Richard Rahn’s...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 4, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
Both Ronald Reagan and Barack Obama entered office during periods of economic misery. But they adopted dramatically different solutions. Reagan reduced the burden of government and Obama increased the burden of government. So which approach worked best? In his...
