by Dan Mitchell | Feb 22, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Free Market
Mark Steyn has a typically witty column that covers everything from the infamous Audi Superbowl commercial to the kid who was stopped by TSA for having Arabic-language flash cards. But he closes his piece with this powerful statement: …the difference between...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 13, 2010 | Blogs, Taxation
The internal revenue code is a monstrous nightmare of special-interest loopholes and class-warfare penalties, but at least is generates some interesting stories. Here’s a report from Bloomgberg about a court deciding that the costs of switching from a man to a...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 12, 2010 | Blogs, Taxation
No left-winger to debate in this appearance.
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 5, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
This may not be as dumbfounding as being told not to advertise for reliable people in England, but I certainly was shocked to see that nearly one-in-five federal bureaucrats is paid more than $100,000 – and that doesn’t even include overtime and bonuses!...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 4, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
This Bloomberg article reinforces the theme that bureaucrats have plush sinecures while workers in the productive sector of the economy are facing difficult times. But the most shocking number is that state and local governments have underfunded pensions for...
