by Dan Mitchell | May 13, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
One of my first blog posts, back in 2009, featured Veronique de Rugy in a video, warning that America should not adopt the statist policies that caused so much damage in her home country of France. Sadly (but predictably), the politicians in Washington ignored...
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...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 15, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Free Market, Regulations
Back in 2009, I got very excited when President Obama stated, “No business wants to invest in a place where the government skims 20 percent off the top.” Did that mean he wanted to reduce America’s punitive and anti-competitive corporate tax burden? Or maybe even fix...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 8, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe
Europe is in shambles. Nations are going bankrupt. There are riots in the streets. So you would guess that the folks at the European Commission are focused on some big issues. But you would be wrong. The eurocrats in Brussels have much bigger fish to fry. They’re...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 21, 2012 | Blogs, Education, Health Care
Taxes and spending are two of the most obvious burdens imposed by government, and I’m glad that many people are fighting against a political class that seems to have a limitless appetite for a bigger public sector. But politicians also can do great damage to an...
