by Dan Mitchell | Jan 4, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation, VAT
My Iowa caucus predictions from yesterday were hopelessly wrong, probably because I was picking with my heart rather than my head. As I noted a couple of weeks ago, Mitt Romney’s openness to a value-added tax makes him a dangerously flawed candidate, and I hoped Iowa...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 24, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation, VAT
There’s been a lot of discussion about Mitt Romney’s appeal – or lack thereof – among supporters of limited government. To put it mildly, many libertarians and conservatives are underwhelmed by his less-than-stellar record on healthcare, his weakness on Social...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 12, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
Governor Rick Perry of Texas is being attacked by two rivals in the GOP presidential race. His sin, if you can believe it, is that he told the truth (as acknowledged by everyone from Paul Krugman to Milton Friedman) about Social Security being a Ponzi scheme. Here’s...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 18, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Health Care
The Beacon Hill Institute in Massachusetts has just released a very good – but very depressing study. The research finds that costs have jumped under Romneycare, but that’s not surprising. After all, politicians always underestimate the cost of new entitlements. The...
by Dan Mitchell | May 29, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation, VAT
I can’t say I’m surprised, but I’m nonetheless still nauseated to read that Mitt Romney has decided to endorse ethanol subsidies. Here’s a blurb from Fox in DC. “I support the subsidy of ethanol,” Romney told an Iowa voter. “I believe ethanol is an important part of...
