by Dan Mitchell | Dec 11, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy, Health Care
The Bureaucrat Hall of Fame, created to highlight government workers who go above and beyond the call of duty, is apparently such a prestigious honor that there’s been a strong competition between Americans and foreigners to engage in behavior that merits this great...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 9, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Waste
Here’s a simple rule. When a politicians says a new program will cost X, hide your wallet because it actually will cost three or four times as much. Or even more. Obamacare is a particularly painful example from recent history. Simply stated, politicians and...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 9, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Waste, Immigration, Society
Advocates of limited government favor a small public sector because more resources in the productive sector of the economy translates into faster growth,more job creation, and higher living standards. Statists, by contrast, favor big government for two main reasons....
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 26, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Waste
Since the Bureaucrat Hall of Fame is getting crowded, I’ve decided we need a system to limit new entrants. So today we’re doing an experiment. We’ll look at two separate stories about lazy and overpaid bureaucrats, and the comments section (vote here) will determine...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 24, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Government Waste
My first instinct, when arguing against higher taxes, is to pontificate about the negative impact of high marginal tax rates and punitive effect of double taxation on saving and investment. Those are very legitimate concerns, and they’re the obvious things for an...
