by Dan Mitchell | Nov 1, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy
In 2014, I wrote about the Italian bureaucrat who worked only 15 days over a nine-year period. Earlier this year, I wrote about the more industrious (relatively speaking, of course) Italian bureaucrat who worked four years over a 24-year period....
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 23, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
Many nations face a slow-motion fiscal crisis because of demographics. To be more specific, politicians last century created welfare states and social-insurance systems that take money from workers in order to provide pensions and health care to old...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 22, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
I periodically explain that redistribution is bad for prosperity, mostly because it encourages sloth and dependency among recipients. Though it is important to realize that the taxes needed to fund redistribution also are harmful (the magnitude of the...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 7, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs
I have a series of columns analyzing “Great Moments in Foreign Government” to show that other countries have politicians and bureaucrats who are just as foolish as their American counterparts. I guess this is the policy version of “misery loves company.” And it’s also...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 1, 2023 | Blogs
I created the Bureaucrat Hall of Fame to give recognition to government employees who confirm our worst suspicions about being lazy and overpaid. Or worse. Getting selected is not easy. For instance, the bureaucrats from the New Orleans...
