by Dan Mitchell | Jan 13, 2015 | Blogs, Health Care
Way back in 2010, immediately after Obamacare was rammed down our throats, I put together four guiding principles for a counter-offensive. One of my goals was to help people understand that the problem was far greater than Obamacare. Indeed, the so-called Affordable...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 9, 2015 | Blogs, Economics, Health Care, Taxation
Today I’m going to say something nice about Obamacare. Not because I like the overall law, but because honesty is the best policy. Regular readers know that our healthcare system is screwed up by bad government policy. More specifically, spending programs such as...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 6, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Health Care
Shortly after Obamacare was enacted, I began to maintain a list of groups that were victimized by the law. But after listing kids, low-income workers, andretirees, I quickly realized this was a senseless exercise because virtually everyone in the country was going to...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 1, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe, Health Care, Welfare and Entitlements
Let’s look at three very important things that may happen this year and what they might mean. 1. Will the Republican Senate support genuine entitlement reform? One of the best things to happen in recent years is that House Republicans embraced genuine entitlement...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 31, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Health Care, Tax Competition, Taxation
Exactly one year ago, we looked at the best and worst policy developments of 2013. Now it’s time for a look back at 2014 to see what’s worth celebrating and what are reasons for despair. Here’s the good news for 2014. 1. Gridlock – I’ve been arguing for nearly...
