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 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...