by Dan Mitchell | Feb 21, 2012 | Blogs, Education, Health Care
Taxes and spending are two of the most obvious burdens imposed by government, and I’m glad that many people are fighting against a political class that seems to have a limitless appetite for a bigger public sector. But politicians also can do great damage to an...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 31, 2011 | Blogs, Europe, Health Care
Paul Krugman has told us that awful stories about government-run healthcare in Britain “are false.” I guess this means that the media must be dominated by conservative liars, since we keep getting reports about substandard care and needless deaths...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 12, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Health Care, Welfare and Entitlements
This new video from the Center for Freedom and Prosperity explains why Medicaid should be shifted to the states. As I note in the title of this post, it’s good federalism policy and good fiscal policy. But the video also explains that Medicaid reform is good health...
by Dan Mitchell | May 26, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Health Care, Welfare and Entitlements
Republicans have finally woken up and are beginning to explain why Medicare needs to be reformed. Here’s a very good new video from Congressman Paul Ryan, Chairman of the House Budget Committee. He hits on key points regarding market competition versus government...
by Dan Mitchell | May 21, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Health Care
I’m a glass-half-full guy, so I’m always looking for the silver lining to any dark cloud. For example, the unfortunate people of the United Kingdom are saddled with a government-run healthcare system that is deficient in some important categories yet still costs a lot...
