by Dan Mitchell | Apr 4, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation, Welfare and Entitlements
The Chairman of the House Budget Committee, Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, will be unveiling his FY2012 budget tomorrow. Not all the details are public information, but what we do know is very encouraging. Ryan’s plan is a broad reform package, including limits...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 4, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation
This Thursday, April 7, Senator Corker of Tennessee will be the opening speaker at the Cato Institute’s conference on “The Economic Impact of Government Spending” (an event that is free and open to the public, so register here if you want to attend). The Senator will...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 1, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Eli Lehrer of the Heartland Institute has an article in the Weekly Standard claiming that underfunded pension plans are not the problem with state budgets. This paragraph is a good summary of his article. In the end, many states facing very large current budget...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 1, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Keynesian
London was just hit by heavy riots as part of a protest against the “deep” and “savage” budget cuts of the Cameron government. This is not the first time the U.K. has endured riots. The welfare lobby, bureaucrats, and other recipients of taxpayer largesse are becoming...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 31, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Press reports indicate that there is a tentative agreement between Republicans and Democrats to trim $33 billion of spending for the remainder of the current fiscal year. Here are a few blurbs from a story in The Hill. A source familiar with the talks said members of...
