Tag Archives: Big Government

I Think That It Would Be Awesome If The Government Ran Health Care

Who wouldn’t want to experience this delightful display of competence, the next time they go to a hospital?

As Though Government Were Not Already Intrusive Enough . . .

I am as much of a non-fan of the current BCS system in college football as any genuine college football fan would be.

Big Government Strikes Again

In the event that you did not know it, you need a permit in Virginia to teach yoga.

HHS’s New Powers Under Health Care “Reform”

They are tremendously expansive:

“Stop Complaining So Much!”

So pleads Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO).

The Nanny State Goes On The Road

Heard of the California “Cool Cars” initiative?

Let’s Have A Big Government!

And in doing so, let’s put even more power into the hands of people who do not appear to be qualified to do their jobs.

That’s What We Are Afraid Of

Barney Frank: “We are trying on every front to increase the role of government.”

Elinor Ostrom And Oliver Williamsom: Nobel Prizewinners In Economics

An excellent choice, and one that takes the bad taste left by the awarding of the Peace Prize out of one’s mouth. I note that Paul Krugman’s reaction, while properly laudatory, does not reveal the fact that Ostrom’s work is in many ways, antithetical to Krugman’s views on the role of government.

For All Those Who Believe That Government’s Reach Into Our Lives Is Not All That Significant . . .

I give you this.

The Era Of Big Government Is Over Again?

While much has been made over the past year that America has become a more liberal country, and that Americans are more prepared than they were in the past to accept government intervention where it had not been accepted before, the evidence keeps piling up to show that in fact, Americans still strongly believe in the virtues of small government:

Big Government, And Big Spenders

It’s not just a problem in the United States, as Dan Mitchell points out:

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