by Dan Mitchell | May 18, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
I wrote about Julia the Moocher earlier this month, linking the Obama campaign’s make-believe leech with a real-world Greek woman who thought the government should take care of her. I also shared an amusing parody of Julia by Iowahawk (the creator of the famous Pelosi...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 20, 2012 | Blogs, Economics
Last year, I did a popular post on what happens if you redistribute grades in a classroom. Someone has turned this idea into a video, starring some well-known political figures. And if you want to see a real-world example of how students react to this idea, here’s...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 18, 2012 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I posted the other day about the federal government giving $10 million of our tax dollars to a private company for developing an “affordable” light bulb that costs $50. Now, thanks to the pen of Alexander Hoffman (creator of this gem), we have an excellent cartoon to...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 6, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Keynesian
People often ask why I put so much political humor on this site. The easy answer is that I like a good joke. But I also find that some cartoons and jokes do a very good job of helping people understand economics. I’ve always liked this cartoon, for instance, because...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 25, 2011 | Blogs, Taxation
Overseas Americans are not exactly happy that federal law is making their lives so miserable, so I’m not surprised that they seem to be the ones who put together this great parody. =========================================================== U.S. Federal agents...
