by Dan Mitchell | Nov 7, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
Commenting on Supercommittee deliberations last month, I asked whether Republicans will choose the real budgetary savings of a sequester or surrender to a tax hike. Well, it appears that the GOP likes being known as the Stupid Party and is seriously considering a plan...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 1, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
I have sometimes wondered whether it is accurate to say that Republicans are the “Stupid Party.” We’ll soon know the answer to that question. As part of the debt limit agreement, the politicians agreed to set up a “Supercommittee” comprised of six Republicans and six...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 24, 2011 | Blogs, Economics
Over and over again, I tell people to ignore whether politicians have a D or an R after their names. That’s because Democrats sometimes do the right thing and Republicans often do the wrong thing. My latest example of Republicans doing the wrong thing come from...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 10, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation
The budget fights this year began with the “shutdown” battle, followed by the Ryan budget and then the debt limit. These fights have mostly led to uninspiring kiss-your-sister outcomes, which is hardly surprising given divided government. Now the crowd in DC is...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 2, 2011 | Blogs, Taxation
Some things don’t need to be said because they are so obvious, and the title of the blog post gives a couple of examples. But sometimes it’s worth elaborating on these eternal truths, at least when we need to warn gullible Republicans that they shouldn’t get seduced...
