by Dan Mitchell | Dec 18, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation
Like a lot of libertarians and small-government conservatives, I’m prone to pessimism. How can you be cheerful, after all, when you look at what’s been happening in our lifetimes. New entitlement programs, adopted by politicians from all parties, are further adding to...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 14, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Keynesian
I don’t know if this is a good personality trait or a character flaw, but it always brings a big smile to my face when a leftist tries to argue for bigger government but inadvertently makes an argument in favor of smaller government. Sort of like scoring a goal...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 13, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
So what should libertarians, Reagan conservatives, and other advocates of smaller government think of the “cromnibus” spending bill? The answer depends on your benchmark. If you dislike insider deals, pork-barrel spending, and you think the federal government should...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 10, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
While there are plenty of reasons to dislike the World Bank, United Nations, and (especially) the International Monetary Fund, the worst international bureaucracy on a per-dollar spent basis has to be the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 5, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I wrote a few days ago that advocates of smaller government have won a very significant victory over the past five years, as measured by the fact that there’s been zero growth in overall federal spending. And because the private economy has grown while the federal...
