by Dan Mitchell | Sep 8, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
New York is in trouble from bad economic policy, especially excessive taxing and spending. This is one of the reasons why there’s been a steady exodus of taxpayers from the Empire State. The problem is especially acute for New York City, which has been suffering from...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 4, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs
In 2016, Bernie Sanders was considered very extreme for wanting to transform America into a very expensive European-style welfare state. If the Democratic Party’s presidential debates this summer are any guide, that radical approach is now mainstream. Almost all the...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 29, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Government Waste
In 2011, I wrote about how taxpayers were getting pillaged to finance a new metro line in Fairfax County, Virginia. But you won’t be surprised to learn that California taxpayers are getting screwed even worse. I’ve since learned, however, that the real experts at...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 27, 2011 | Blogs, Society
Like all sensible libertarian-minded people, I don’t think the government should be regulating pornography. There are obvious exceptions for things like child porn, of course, and I’d even throw animal cruelty into the mix of things that can be banned. But leave...
