by Dan Mitchell | Oct 28, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
While flipping through the radio on my way to pick my son up from school yesterday afternoon, I was dumbfounded to hear Congressman John Boehner talk about repealing Obama’s Medicare cuts on Sean Hannity’s show. I wasn’t shocked that Boehner was referring to...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 23, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
According to a new poll from Rasmussen, almost two-thirds of the American people want smaller government and lower taxes while only one-fourth want bigger government and higher taxes. Not surprisingly, the moochers and looters of the governing elite are wildly out of...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 20, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I want to believe. No, I’m not talking about the X-Files movie from 2008. I’m referring to the BBC’s report that the U.K. government will cut spending and eliminate 500,000 government positions. Unfortunately, I can’t accept this story at face value. As I’ve noted...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 20, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation, VAT
Governor Mitch Daniels of Indiana has triggered a spat among policy wonks with his recent comments expressing sympathy for a value-added tax (VAT). Kevin Williamson of National Review is arguing that a VAT will probably be necessary because there is no hope of...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 14, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
For the umpteenth time, a Washington Post columnist has a turgid piece urging the Republican Party to embrace big government. Normally this type of column is written by a graybeard establishmentarian like David Broder or E.J. Dionne, but Ruth Marcus has decided to...
