by Andrew F. Quinlan | Jun 1, 2015 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared on The Blaze on May 29, 2015. Hillary Clinton may be the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee for president, but when it comes to policy she is being led by the nose by her rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders. Not wanting to be “out-liberaled” in the...
by Dan Mitchell | May 21, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation, Welfare and Entitlements
The American Enterprise Institute has published a comprehensive budgetary plan entitled, “Tax and spending reform for fiscal stability and economic growth.” Authored by Joseph Antos, Andrew G. Biggs, Alex Brill, and Alan D. Viard, all of whom I know and admire, this...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | May 5, 2015 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared on The Daily Caller on May 5, 2015. Among the vast multitude of federal government programs, a rare few have as their mission the protection of the general taxpayer interest. Those that do are typically beset by special interests and the...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 13, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Welfare and Entitlements
I’m very worried about the burden of government spending. Moreover, I’m quite concerned that poorly designed entitlement programs will lead to fiscal disaster. And I’m especially irked that Obama made the problem worse by ramming through yet another misguided and...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 20, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Waste, Welfare and Entitlements
Since I primarily work on fiscal policy, I normally look at the budgetary impact of entitlement programs. And the numbers are very grim. But I’m also an economist, so I periodically comment on how government intervention undermines the efficient functioning of...
