How the Welfare State Erodes Social Capital, as Illustrated by a Chuck Asay Cartoon

by Dan Mitchell | Apr 27, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements

I’m a big fan of Chuck Asay’s political cartoons. My favorite is his nothing-left-to-steal masterpiece. And his tractor cartoon and his regime-uncertainty cartoon are brilliant indictments of Obamanomics. Here’s another classic. It shows the impact of the welfare...

The Fuse Is Burning Brightly on France’s Fiscal Time Bomb

by Dan Mitchell | Apr 5, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending

It’s been more than three weeks since I targeted French fiscal policy for abuse and more than one week since I wrote something negative about the French fiscal system. I must be slowing down as I get older, so it’s time of rectify this oversight. My fundamental...

Another Horrifying and Depressing Look at the Human Cost of the Welfare State

by Dan Mitchell | Mar 23, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe, Welfare and Entitlements

When we think of Julia, the mythical moocher created by the Obama campaign, our first instinct is probably to grab our wallets and purses. After all, she symbolizes the entitlement mindset, as illustrated by this Ramirez cartoon. But let’s think of this from Julia’s...

A Real-Life Example of How Government Handouts Create Life-Sapping Dependency

by Dan Mitchell | Feb 8, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements

Remember Julia, the mythical moocher created by the Obama campaign to show the joys of government dependency? As illustrated by this Ramirez cartoon, Julia symbolizes the entitlement mentality. Unfortunately, there are many real-life Julias. I wrote a couple of years...

Thanks to the Welfare Hammock, Here’s another Horror Story about Deadbeats Sponging Off British Taxpayers

by Dan Mitchell | Jan 29, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements

Here are some odious details from the UK-based Sun. Danny Creamer, 21, and Gina Allan, 18, spend each day watching their 47in flatscreen TV and smoking 40 cigarettes between them in their comfy two-bedroom flat. It is all funded by the taxpayer, yet the couple say...