by Dan Mitchell | Jun 14, 2011 | Blogs, Economics
The libertarian position is that government should be totally neutral whenever there is a conflict between labor and management. Unfortunately, politicians usually tilt the playing field in favor of unions, largely in response to big campaign contributions. This issue...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 6, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy
I used to have lots of posts about TSA inefficiency and stupidity, but then I got discouraged and stopped. It seemed pointless to discuss the issue when there was no hope for improvement. I still think that’s the case, at least so long as Obama is in the White House...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 7, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Kudos to Governor Walker of Wisconsin. Republicans rarely have the intelligence or the fortitude to win battles that reduce the burden of government, but it appears that he is on the verge of prevailing in his effort to limit special privileges for government workers....
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 25, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
The showdown in Wisconsin has generated competing claims about whether state and local government bureaucrats are paid too much or paid too little compared to their private sector counterparts. The data on total compensation clearly show a big advantage for state and...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 19, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
After dozens of posts about overpaid government employees, I’m sick of writing about the topic. But what’s happening in Wisconsin is critically important in the fight for long-run fiscal sanity, so I’m reluctantly wading back into this fight. Simply stated,...
