by Dan Mitchell | Oct 8, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
Here’s a chart from Veronique de Rugy’s new article in The American. Amazing how the problem becomes obvious when you look at real numbers and don’t get trapped into using “baseline” math (as I explain in my latest video).
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 4, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation
Our fiscal policy goal should be smaller government, but here’s a video for folks who think that balancing the budget should be the main objective. The main message is that restraining the growth of government is the right way to get rid of red ink, so there is no...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 4, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
The fault line in American politics is not really between Republicans and Democrats, but rather between taxpayers and the Washington political elite. Here are two examples that symbolize why economic policy is such a mess. First, we have President Bush’s former...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 19, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs
It is probably safe to assume that government bureaucrats are overpaid in every city and state, but it won’t come as a big surprise to learn that San Francisco is especially profligate. Here are some disturbing details compiled by Investor’s Business...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 15, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Economic Growth
Obama and the Democrats are trying to enact a third so-called stimulus (a.k.a., jobs bill). I’d make a joke about three strikes and your out, but we should remember that this is actually the fourth attempt since we should count Bush’s lame faux stimulus in...
