by Dan Mitchell | Jun 2, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
Back during the 2012 presidential campaign, I criticized the view that America was divided between “makers” and “takers.” But not because I disagreed with the notion that people trapped in government dependency have an unfortunate self-interest in supporting...
by Dan Mitchell | May 19, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Welfare and Entitlements
President Obama recently took part in a poverty panel at Georgetown University. By D.C. standards, it was ideologically balanced since there were three statists against one conservative(I’ve dealt with that kind of “balance” when dealing with the media, as you...
by Dan Mitchell | May 7, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Crime, Economics, Society, Welfare and Entitlements
Let’s revisit the issue of urban unrest, with special attention to the challenges for both entrepreneurs and ordinary citizens. While potential police misconduct may serve as a trigger for riots, the powder keg is already in place because of decades of bad government...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 27, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs
Nothing can compare with the horrible outrage of bureaucrats awarding themselves bonuses after putting veterans on secret waiting lists and denying them care, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t care about the latest example of overspending and...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 26, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Waste, Welfare and Entitlements
As shown by this graphic, why are so many people in Maine taking advantage of the food stamp program? As shown by this map, why does Oregon have such a high level of food stamp dependency? These are just rhetorical questions since I don’t have the answers. But if we...
