by Dan Mitchell | Oct 17, 2011 | Bailouts, Blogs
After any news appearance, I torment myself by watching the clip and telling myself I should have said something differently or raised a different point. But I’m actually happy with this appearance on Fox Business News because I (hopefully) explained the difference...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 6, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Welfare and Entitlements
I’ve posted several times about the dangers of creating too much government dependency, including a set of cartoons that illustrates how small welfare states inevitably erode social capital and create big welfare states. So you will understand that I am utterly...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 5, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Welfare and Entitlements
I recently posted an excellent video showing how the War on Poverty has been a disaster for both taxpayers and poor people. Let’s now look at a specific example of the income-redistribution racket. Professor Thomas Sowell has a superb column, which begins by noting...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 29, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs
I’ve previously explained that the federal government should have no role in housing and that the Department of Housing and Urban Development should be abolished. If I haven’t convinced you, then you should watch this powerful video from the folks at Reason TV. What...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 16, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Welfare and Entitlements
The Center for Budget and Policy Priorities is a left-wing group in Washington that advocates for bigger government and higher taxes. In an effort to promote more redistribution, they recently put together a map showing how welfare benefits varied by state. We’re...
