by Dan Mitchell | Jan 9, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs
I’m a big believer in fairness. And since I’ve written about the shortcomings of Newt Gingrich, Mitch Daniels, Ron Paul, Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann, and Mitt Romney, I need to say something about Rick Santorum. Actually, I don’t need to say anything, because other...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 14, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I’m not a big fan of Senator Schumer of New York. As I’ve noted before, he’s a doctrinaire statist who wants the government to have control over just about every aspect of our lives. But that describes a lot of people in Washington. I guess what also bothers me is his...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 19, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
Some people have asked why I’m so agitated about the possibility that Republicans may acquiesce to tax increases as part of the Supercommittee negotiations. Rather than get into a lengthy discourse about the proper role of the federal government or an analysis of how...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 18, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation
Yesterday, I unloaded on supposed conservatives who are toying with a tax increase to enable more government spending. Why would they take that route in the “Supercommittee” deliberations, I wondered, when they can deliver a guaranteed victory for taxpayers by holding...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 17, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation
What would you do if you saw somebody standing at the top of a skyscraper, about to jump? Would you avert your eyes in horror? Would you watch in dismay as they plummeted to the ground? These are similar to the thoughts that are going through my mind as I watch...
