by Dan Mitchell | Aug 3, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I rarely delve into foreign policy and defense issues. And when I do, such as my post about the conflict in Ukraine, it’s usually because it gives me an opportunity to draw attention to a topic that is in my bailiwick (in the case of Ukraine, it gave me an excuse to...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 1, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Government Waste
All I can say is that I’m thankful the United States is not part of the European Union, at least if this little tidbit from the UK-based Telegraph is true. American politicians waste a lot of money, but even I doubt they ever spent tax dollars on something that is...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 7, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
Here’s one of those “not just no, but Hell No” issues. The United Nations has put together a group of global collectivists to concoct a plan of global taxes. These new levies, on things such as airfares and energy use, would be used to finance bribes (oops, I mean...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 27, 2010 | Blogs
Advocates of limited government generally focus on domestic spending, pork-barrel projects, and entitlement programs. This is target-rich territory, to be sure, and especially inviting because most of the relevant programs and department shouldn’t exist. But just...
by CF&P | Feb 9, 2006 | Letters
The Coalition for Tax Competition today sent a letter urging Joshua B. Bolten, the Director of the White House’s Office of Management and Budget, to “strongly consider eliminating or at least dramatically reducing funding” to the Paris-based...
