by Dan Mitchell | Jun 1, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Government Waste, Health Care
I’ve never been susceptible to the claim that you solve problems with taxpayer money. Indeed, this amusing poster is a pretty good summary of my views on the effectiveness of government spending. But what about the horrific stories about veterans dying because of...
by Dan Mitchell | May 27, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Government Waste
I believe in free markets and small government, and I’m also against Washington corruption. Which is why I want to abolish the Department of Agriculture. And I suspect all sensible people will agree after reading excerpts from these three articles. We’ll start with...
by Dan Mitchell | May 10, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
The establishment fervently believes that more money should come to Washington so that politicians have greater ability to buy votes. That’s why statists from both parties are so viscerally hostile to Grover Norquist’s no-tax-hike pledge. They view it as an obstacle...
by Dan Mitchell | May 9, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, States, Taxation
More than three years ago, I wrote that the Department of Transportation should be dismantled for the simple reason that we’ll get better roads at lower cost with the federalist approach of returning responsibility to state and local governments. I echoed those...
by Dan Mitchell | May 8, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
The Census Bureau just released a report on America’s aging population. The big takeaway is that our population will be getting much older between now and 2050. And since I’m a baby boomer, I very much like the fact that we’re expected to live longer. But as a public...
