by Dan Mitchell | Jul 21, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Kudos to the Concerned Women for America, not only for this clever video, but also for putting the focus on the burden of government spending rather than the symptom of too much red ink.
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 20, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Government Waste
Here’s a great example of family values, but only if you think it’s noble for a husband, wife, and daughter to conspire together to rip off taxpayers. I guess the family that steals together, stays together. Here are some of the details from the Daily Caller expose. A...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 20, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
llister Heath is one of the best economic columnists in Europe and his analysis of Europe’s fiscal situation is rather grim. But Americans can’t be smug. This is where the Bush-Obama policies, combined with demographics, are leading America. Here’s Allister’s analysis...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 19, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation
The on-again, off-again “Gang of Six” has come back on the scene and is offering a “Bipartisan Plan to Reduce Our Nation’s Deficits.” The proposal is quite similar to the one put forth by the President’s Simpson-Bowles Commission, which isn’t too surprising since some...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 18, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Here’s a new video from the Cato Institute, featuring my pearls of wisdom, along with equally sage commentary from my colleague Chris Edwards. We make two simple points. First, America faces a Greek-style fiscal crisis if we leave the federal budget on autopilot...
