by Dan Mitchell | Sep 25, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
Like many Americans, I’m suffering from Obamacare fatigue. Before the law was implemented, I repeatedly explained that more spending and more intervention in the health sector would worsen a system that already was suffering from too much government. And since the...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 8, 2015 | Blogs, Economics, Health Care
I’m a long-time advocate of “dynamic scoring,” which means I want the Congressional Budget Office and Joint Committee on Taxation to inform policy makers about how fiscal policy changes can impact overall economic performance and therefore generate “feedback” effects....
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 28, 2015 | Blogs, Health Care
I feel compelled to comment on the Supreme Court’s latest Obamacare decision, though I could sum up my reaction with one word: disgust. I’m disgusted that we had politicians who decided in 2009 and 2010 to further screw up the healthcare system with Obamacare. I’m...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 26, 2015 | Blogs, Health Care
When I criticize government-run healthcare, I normally focus on programs and interventions that distort and damage the American health sector. So I’ve written a lot on the failures of Medicaid, Medicare, and Obamacare, as well as the counterproductive effects of the...
by Dan Mitchell | May 30, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy, Health Care
When one thinks about all the Obamacare lies, it’s difficult to identify the worst one. Was it when we were told we could keep our doctors? Or when we were told we could keep our insurance (here’s thehumorous version)? How about when we were told costs would come...
