by Dan Mitchell | Sep 3, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Welfare and Entitlements
If you saw the Wall-E movie, you may remember how people morphed into helpless blobs because all their needs were being fulfilled by something called BNL. I realize I’m a quirky libertarian, but the movie made me think about how excessive government is doing something...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 26, 2010 | Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
One of the many disappointing things about Republicans is that they fail to correct problems when they get power. After the 1994 “Gingrich Revolution,” the GOP had complete control of Capitol Hill. This meant complete authority over the Congressional Budget Office...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 24, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation
In a very predictable editorial this morning, the New York Times pontificated in favor of higher taxes. Compared to Paul Krugman’s rant earlier in the week, which featured the laughable assertion that letting people keep more of the money they earn is akin to sending...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 23, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
Working in Washington is a frustrating experience for many reasons, but my personal nightmare is that bad ideas refuse to die. Keynesian economics is a perfect example. It doesn’t matter that Keynesian deficit spending didn’t work for Hoover and Roosevelt. It doesn’t...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 13, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Government Waste
My former Heritage Foundation colleague has returned to youtube.com with a video asking taxpayers whether examples of government waste are true or false.
