Inside the Debt-Limit Negotiations, a Love Song from Obama to Boehner

by Dan Mitchell | Jul 24, 2011 | Blogs, Taxation

I hope the Speaker resists this siren song and says no to higher taxes.

We Need Shock Collars to Stop Republicans from Saying Stupid Things

by Dan Mitchell | Jul 16, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation

Republicans say (and do) lots of stupid things, but the current fiscal debate has me focused on two specific statements. Both get me very agitated. Indeed, I’m so irritated that all Republican politicians should be fitted with shock collars and then zapped when they...

Mr. President, Here’s that Balanced Approach You Keep Demanding

by Dan Mitchell | Jul 15, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation

At his press conference today, President Obama repeatedly said that a “balanced approach” is needed to deal with the fiscal situation. The White House has obviously poll-tested and focus-grouped that phrase. But just because it’s gimmicky, that doesn’t mean balance is...

The Economy Will Suffer if Republicans Sell Out on Taxes

by Dan Mitchell | Jun 17, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation

News reports indicate that the left is putting enormous pressure on Republicans to sell out as part of the “Biden Group” negotiations between Congress and the Vice President. I explained the other day why the left is so anxious to get GOPers to surrender on the tax...

Why on Earth Should We Consider Tax Increases When Politicians and Bureaucrats Allow Multi-Billion Dollar Losses of Taxpayer Money Because of Waste, Fraud, and Abuse?

by Dan Mitchell | Jun 16, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Government Waste, Taxation, Welfare and Entitlements

Maybe I’m just old fashioned, or maybe I’m a bit stiff-necked, but I will never relent in my opposition to tax increases so long as the crowd in Washington is spending money on things that are not appropriate functions of the federal government. But that’s just one...