by Dan Mitchell | Feb 16, 2011 | Bailouts, Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Welfare and Entitlements
On rare occasions, I dream about being a politician or high-level international bureaucrat. Not because I want to be a moocher (please put me out of my misery if that ever happens), but because I periodically read about some sleazy interest group making petulant...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 24, 2011 | Bailouts, Big Government, Blogs, Free Market
I’ve always rejected coercive redistribution, particularly when imposed by the federal government. But some types of redistribution are worse than others, and when big business and big government get in bed together, ordinary people are the ones who get screwed. This...