by Dan Mitchell | Oct 13, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Keynesian
I’ve explained on many occasions that Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal was bad news for the economy. And the same can be said of Herbert Hoover’s policies, since he also expanded the burden of federal spending, raised tax rates, and increased government intervention. So...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 12, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
I’ve commented many times about the misguided big-government policies of both Hoover and FDR, so I can say with considerable admiration that this video packs an amazing amount of solid info into about five minutes. Perhaps the most surprising bit of info in the video...
by CF&P | Dec 12, 2011 | News, Press Releases
Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation For Immediate Release Monday, December 12, 2011 202-285-0244 www.freedomandprosperity.org New CF&P “Economics 101” Video Debunks Depression Myths, Exposes Damaging Impact of Statist Policies by Hoover and FDR...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 5, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I’ve pointed out on several occasions that Herbert Hoover was a big-spending Keynesian. Heck, Hoover was pursuing failed Keynesian policies several years before Keynes produced his most well-known book, The General Theory. Hoover’s big spending was so pronounced that...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 10, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I had some fun at Andrew Sullivan’s expense a couple of weeks ago, mocking him for asserting that spending cuts today would be repeating the mistakes of Herbert Hoover. That was a rather odd thing for him to write since Hoover boosted the burden of government spending...
