by Dan Mitchell | Jun 13, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Competition, Health Care
There’s an article in the Wall Street Journal showing how already-established companies and their union allies will use the coercive power of government to thwart competition. The article specifically discusses efforts by less competitive supermarkets to block...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 8, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs
A Washington Post columnist is understandably disgusted that Congressman Jim Moran is a corrupt thief who swaps earmarks for campaign cash, but she draws the wrong conclusion. The problem is not campaign contributions. That’s just the symptom. The real problem...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 7, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
As I noted in this TV interview, that last thing a parasite should want is to kill its host animal. This is why leftists are making a big mistake by over-taxing, over-spending, and over-regulating. Simply stated, if they want to live as moochers, they need to make...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 5, 2010 | Blogs, Flat Tax, Taxation
I have a question for my friends who support a national sales tax. First, some background. Beginning with the defeat of Woody Jenkins in his Louisiana Senate race back in the 1990s, various versions of the national sales tax have caused political headaches for GOP...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 4, 2010 | Bailouts, Blogs, Europe
In an uncharacteristic display of fiscal rectitude, Senators voted 94-0 against the Greek bailout. But don’t get too excited. They only voted to instruct the White house to oppose the bailout in the absence of a plan to pay back the money. Needless to say, the...
