by Dan Mitchell | Jul 4, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Welfare and Entitlements
Political cartoonists like Michael Ramirez and Chuck Asay are effective because they convey so much with images. But we need more than clever cartoons if we’re going to educate the general population about how government harms the economy and undermines freedom. And...
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...
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...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 20, 2013 | Blogs, States
The food stamp program seems to be a breeding ground of waste, fraud, and abuse. Some of the horror stories I’ve shared include: Using food stamps to buy luxury coffee at Starbucks. Buying steaks and lobster with food stamps. The Obama Administration rewarding states...
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...
