by Dan Mitchell | Jul 1, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
There have been many truly awful presidents elected in the United States, but if I had to pick my least favorite, I might choose Herbert Hoover. I obviously have disdain for Hoover’s big-government policies, but I also am extremely irritated that – as Jonah Goldberg...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 22, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Since I’ve already created a Moocher Hall of Fame to acknowledge the strangest and most reprehensible examples of government dependency, it’s occurred to me that there also should be a Bureaucrat Hall of Fame to highlight the government employees that have figured out...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 13, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
Imagine how weird it would be if the Cato Institute and Americans for Tax Reform praised Barack Obama for fiscal responsibility. And think how inconceivable it would be for the Heritage Foundation and the National Taxpayers Union to applaud Tim “Turbotax” Geithner for...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 10, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Keynesian, Taxation, VAT
Regular readers know that good fiscal policy takes place when government spending grows slower than the private economy. Nations that maintain this Golden Rule for extended periods of time shrink the relative burden of government spending, thus enabling more growth by...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 9, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Laffer Curve
There’s an old saying that there’s no such thing as bad publicity. That may be true if you’re in Hollywood and visibility is a key to long-run earnings. But in the world of public policy, you don’t want to be a punching bag. And that describes my role in a book...
