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 | Mar 25, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation
Last week, I applauded the Chairmen of the House and Senate Budget Committees for proposing budgets that complied with my Golden Rule, which means the burden of government would grow slower than the private sector. But my praise was limited because neither budget is...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 22, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation, VAT
Even though I fret about a growing burden of government and have little faith in the ability (or desire) of politicians to make wise decisions, I somehow convince myself that good things will happen. Here’s some of what I wrote two years ago, when asked whether I...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 21, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
I don’t know which group is more despicable, Greek politicians or the voters who elected them. In both cases, they think they’re entitled to other people’s money. But since the “other people” in this case happen to live in nations such as Germany and Finland, and...
