by Dan Mitchell | Jul 4, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Welfare and Entitlements
Based on a new report from the Congressional Budget Office, I wrote two weeks ago about America’s dismal long-run fiscal outlook. Simply stated, we face a Greek-style fiscal future because of changing demographics and poorly designed entitlement programs. But I was...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 2, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
Back during the 2012 presidential campaign, I criticized the view that America was divided between “makers” and “takers.” But not because I disagreed with the notion that people trapped in government dependency have an unfortunate self-interest in supporting...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 27, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs
Nothing can compare with the horrible outrage of bureaucrats awarding themselves bonuses after putting veterans on secret waiting lists and denying them care, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t care about the latest example of overspending and...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 26, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Waste, Welfare and Entitlements
As shown by this graphic, why are so many people in Maine taking advantage of the food stamp program? As shown by this map, why does Oregon have such a high level of food stamp dependency? These are just rhetorical questions since I don’t have the answers. But if we...
by Dan Mitchell | May 27, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Government Waste
I believe in free markets and small government, and I’m also against Washington corruption. Which is why I want to abolish the Department of Agriculture. And I suspect all sensible people will agree after reading excerpts from these three articles. We’ll start with...
