by Dan Mitchell | Oct 6, 2013 | Blogs, Economics
It appears that the government shutdown, which technically is a battle over annual appropriations legislation for so-called discretionary spending, is going to drag on for a while. The Obama Administration has shown zero willingness to negotiate, even though...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 4, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I’m not overly optimistic about the outcome of the government shutdown fight. In part this is because our system of government, based on separation of powers, means it is very difficult to change the status quo. This system, by the way, generally has been good for the...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 2, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
What’s the likely outcome of the government shutdown fight? Well, in my libertarian fantasy world, we leave it closed. Or at least we never bother to reopen counterproductive bureaucracies such as the Department of Education, Department of Agriculture, Department of...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 30, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy, Government Spending, Government Waste
The politicians, bureaucrats, lobbyists and interest groups in Washington are hyperventilating that the federal gravy train may get sidetracked for a day or two by a shutdown fight between Republicans and Democrats. I’m not sure why they’re so agitated. After all, the...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Jul 26, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs
I was on the road this afternoon when I caught on the radio Rush Limbaugh’s mention of a 2011 article by CF&P Chairman Dan Mitchell, in which he argued against the conventional wisdom that the 1995 government shut down harmed Republicans. This debate matters...
