by Dan Mitchell | Jul 8, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Health Care
As I explained back in April, I’m cautiously optimistic that Obamacare will fall apart for the simple reason that it’s impossible to have a workable government-run healthcare system without the type of brutal rationing and sub-standard care found in places like the...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 2, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Crime, Society
Lenore Skenazy has a column in today’s Wall Street Journal on the topic of whether it should be a criminal offense to leave your kids in a car, even if just for a few minutes. Here’s how she describes the issue. One mother is hauled off to the police station. Another...
by Dan Mitchell | May 31, 2013 | Blogs, Health Care
What’s the most absurd “health” expenditure by government? There are lots of potential responses, including $240 million for penis pumps. Or how about the fact that Obamacare allows taxpayer-subsidized viagra for sex offenders? But another potential answer is cosmetic...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 17, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy, Europe, Government Waste
I periodically compare the actions of brainless politicians and bureaucrats in both the United States and the United Kingdom. One of the most bizarre examples I cited was from England. It showed how a local government decided to install the most pointless sign in the...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 3, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs
Let’s assume you didn’t understand how a garbage disposal worked and, for whatever reason, you decided to stick your arm in one and turn it on. You would do some serious injury to your hand. The rest of us would wonder what motivated you to stick your arm down the...
