by Dan Mitchell | Dec 10, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
I’ve written before about the upcoming breakdown of the European welfare state, and my fingers are crossed that American policy makers will learn the right lessons and restrain the size and scope of government before we suffer from the social chaos and disarray that...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 9, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
I debated a couple of pro-tax increase folks on the Diane Rehm show Monday. If you have a spare 51 minutes and want to hear me spar with Alice Rivlin and David Walker on National Public Radio, you can listen to the discussion by clicking this link. Feedback actually...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 9, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Welfare and Entitlements
Maybe elections have consequences after all. Bolstered by the populist uprising against bloated and wasteful government, politicians in Washington actually defended the interests of taxpayers yesterday. Not just once, but twice. Our first bit of holiday cheer comes...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 7, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe, Government Spending
Here’s a new video from the Taxpayers Alliance in the United Kingdom exposing how left-wing environmental groups get funded by government handouts. David Cameron supposedly is being tough on spending, but I’ve already revealed that overall spending is climbing at...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 7, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
Compared to ideal policy, the deal announced last night between congressional Republicans and President Obama is terrible. Compared to what I expected to happen, the deal announced last night is pretty good. In other words, grading this package depends on your...
