by Dan Mitchell | Nov 25, 2018 | Blogs, Health Care
I periodically mock the New York Times when editors, reporters, and columnists engage in sloppy and biased analysis. Claiming Medicaid cuts in a piece that shows rising outlays for the program. Asserting that government schools are “starved of funding” when taxpayer...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 23, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Health Care
While I have no objection to applauding Donald Trump’s good policies such as tax reform and deregulation, I also don’t hesitate to criticize his bad policies. His big missteps are protectionism and fiscal profligacy, but he also does small things that are misguided....
by Brian Garst | Nov 18, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Health Care
There are a lot of good arguments against government run healthcare. Central planners lack the knowledge to run any sector of the economy with the same efficiency as the market, and their interference inevitably brings unintended consequences like shortages. But there...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 8, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
When I argue with my statist friends about the proper size and scope of government, they accuse me of not wanting public services. My typical response is to explain that I am a strong supporter of markets as the method to get high-quality roads, schools,...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 2, 2018 | Blogs, Economics, Health Care
Back in 2012, I shared a chart showing that workplace deaths declined substantially after the creation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. But I then shared a second chart showing that workplace deaths declined just as much before OSHA was created....