by Dan Mitchell | Nov 21, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Regular readers know I complain about the army of overpaid bureaucrats in Washington, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg. The larger problem is that Washington also is filled with hundreds of thousands of other people who get rich thanks to big government. And...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 9, 2013 | Blogs, Uncategorized
When I write about the importance of understanding the difference between a disease and its symptoms, I’m almost always seeking to help people understand why it’s important to focus on the problem of government spending rather than the side-effect of government...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 26, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Health Care
Want to know why – as shown by this map – most of America’s richest counties are part of the metropolitan DC region? Part of the answer is that federal bureaucrats are overpaid. Another part of the answer is that the Washington area is filled with consultants and...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 11, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I believe in the First Amendment, so I would never support legislation to restrict political speech or curtail the ability of people to petition the government. That being said, I despise the corrupt Washington game of obtaining unearned wealth thanks to the sleazy...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 27, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Regulations
In large part because of an excessive burden of government, the American economy is suffering European-style stagnation, with even the Washington Post now confessing that growth far below the long-run trend. This helps explain why job creation has been so dismal in...
