by Dan Mitchell | Oct 3, 2011 | Bailouts, Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I’ll start with an important caveat and state that Ford is far from a perfect company. It has its snout in the trough for boondoggles such as green energy programs. And it happily benefits from protectionist restrictions on foreign pickup trucks and SUVs. That having...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 26, 2011 | Bailouts, Big Government, Blogs, Economics
This is getting surreal. We now have layers of bailouts around the world. Different nations are doing their own bailouts. On top of that, the Europeans have set up something called the European Financial Stability Facility, which does bailouts across the continent....
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 23, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
Have you ever tried to run in waist-high water? It’s not easy, but it’s a useful exercise if you want to experience what it’s like to comply with government rules, regulation, paperwork, and red tape. Especially if you want to understand why it’s getting harder for...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 23, 2011 | Blogs, Economics
When asked to pick my most frustrating issue, I could list things from my policy field such as class warfare or income redistribution. But based on all the speeches and media interviews I do, which periodically venture into other areas, I suspect protectionism vs....
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 15, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Energy, Government Spending
The President’s “green energy” loan program has turned into an embarrassment for the White House, in part because of the sordid corruption associated with the bankruptcy of Solyndra. But the subsidy program also has attracted some negative attention for its failure to...
