How and Why Government Spending Diminishes Economic Performance

August 17, 2009 by Dan Mitchell

In a new mini-documentary released by the Center for Freedom and Prosperity, I explain several of the ways that government spending hinders economic growth.

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on August 14, 2010 at 12:13 pm » A Spending Quiz from the ‘Rebel Economist’ - Big Government

[...] or printing money – and all these options are bad for economic performance. Here’s a video that gives the theoretical explanation of why govenrment spending harms economic performance, and here’s a follow-up video providing empirical evidence about the damaging impact of too [...]
on February 7, 2011 at 2:18 pm Four Reasons Why Big Government Is Bad Government « International Liberty

[...] those who want additional information on the economics of government spending, this video looks at the theoretical case for small government and this video examines the empirical evidence against big government. And this video explains that [...]
on February 7, 2011 at 4:51 pm Four Reasons Why Big Government Is Bad Government | Think Tank West

[...] those who want additional information on the economics of government spending, this video looks at the theoretical case for small government and this video examines the empirical evidence against big government. And this video explains that [...]
on February 7, 2011 at 5:58 pm » Four Reasons Why Big Government Is Bad Government - Big Government

[...] those who want additional information on the economics of government spending, this video looks at the theoretical case for small government and this video examines the empirical evidence against big government. And this video explains that [...]
on February 7, 2011 at 6:02 pm Four Reasons Why Big Government Is Bad Government | Conservatives for America

[...] those who want additional information on the economics of government spending, this video looks at the theoretical case for small government and this video examines the empirical evidence against big government. And this video explains that [...]
on February 7, 2011 at 8:51 pm Four Reasons Why Big Government Is Bad Government « The Market Center Blog

[...] those who want additional information on the economics of government spending, this video looks at the theoretical case for small government and this video examines the empirical evidence against big government. And this video explains that [...]
on February 7, 2011 at 11:59 pm Four Reasons Why Big Government Is Bad Government

[...] those who want additional information on the economics of government spending, this video looks at the theoretical case for small government and this video examines the empirical evidence against big government. And this video explains that [...]
on February 8, 2011 at 7:07 am Monty Pelerin's World » Size Matters with Government

[...] those who want additional information on the economics of government spending, this video looks at the theoretical case for small government and this video examines the empirical evidence against big government. And this video explains [...]
on February 9, 2011 at 8:05 am Four Reasons Why Big Government Is Bad Government | Cato @ Liberty

[...] those who want additional information on the economics of government spending, this video looks at the theoretical case for small government and this video examines the empirical evidence against big government. And this video explains that [...]
on February 14, 2011 at 11:32 am To Fix the Budget, Bring Back Reagan…or Even Clinton | Conservatives for America

[...] is one of the reasons why the economy is weak. For further information, this video looks at the theoretical case for small government and this video examines the empirical evidence against big [...]
on February 14, 2011 at 5:58 pm To Fix the Budget, Bring Back Reagan…or Even Clinton « The Market Center Blog

[...] is one of the reasons why the economy is weak. For further information, this video looks at the theoretical case for small government and this video examines the empirical evidence against big [...]
on February 16, 2011 at 12:08 am To Fix the Budget, Bring Back Reagan…or Even Clinton | Cato @ Liberty

[...] is one of the reasons why the economy is weak. For further information, this video looks at the theoretical case for small government and this video examines the empirical evidence against big [...]
on July 22, 2011 at 7:24 am Arkansas Times blogger accuses Reagan of increasing spending « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

[...] is one of the reasons why the economy is weak. For further information, this video looks at the theoretical case for small government and this video examines the empirical evidence against big [...]
on October 10, 2011 at 6:49 am 4 reasons why big government does not work « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

[...] those who want additional information on the economics of government spending, this video looks at the theoretical case for small government and this video examines the empirical evidence against big government. And this video explains that [...]
on October 13, 2011 at 9:20 am New Video Has Important Message: Freedom and Prosperity vs. Big Government and Stagnation « International Liberty

[...] and effective argument in the video, at least from my perspective, is that it shows clearly that a larger government necessarily comes at the expense of the productive sector of the economy. Pay extra-close attention around the 2:00 [...]
on January 3, 2012 at 8:44 am Reagan and Clinton had good fiscal policies according to Cato Institute « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

[...] is one of the reasons why the economy is weak. For further information, this video looks at the theoretical case for small government and this video examines the empirical evidence against big [...]
on February 18, 2012 at 12:03 am 4 reasons why big government does not work « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

[...] those who want additional information on the economics of government spending, this video looks at the theoretical case for small government and this video examines the empirical evidence against big government. And this video explains [...]
on March 4, 2012 at 11:59 am A Fiscal Policy Tutorial: Everything You Need to Know about the Economics of Government Spending « International Liberty

[...] The second video reviews the theoretical reasons why a large public sector undermines prosperity. [...]
on March 19, 2012 at 11:39 pm Bigger government hurts economic growth « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

[...] and effective argument in the video, at least from my perspective, is that it shows clearly that a larger government necessarily comes at the expense of the productive sector of the economy. Pay extra-close attention around the 2:00 [...]
on May 9, 2012 at 7:18 am Liberal blogger makes a good point about surplus under Bill Clinton « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

[...] is one of the reasons why the economy is weak. For further information, this video looks at the theoretical case for small government and this video examines the empirical evidence against big [...]
on January 25, 2013 at 7:54 pm Head Start: Another Costly Government Failure | Tennesseans Watching Federal & State Government

[...] isn’t a trick question. Even though I’ve presented both theoretical and empirical arguments against government spending, that doesn’t mean every government program [...]
on February 17, 2013 at 12:06 pm Defending Cato from the Predictably Inaccurate Ramblings of Paul Krugman « International Liberty

[...] Actually, I hope he’s not thinking about us. We argue for a smaller burden of government spending, not a balanced budget. And we haven’t made any assertions about higher interest rates. We instead point out that excessive government spending undermines growth by undermining incentives for productive behavior and misallocating labor and capital. [...]
on February 18, 2013 at 4:42 pm Defending Cato from Paul Krugman’s Inaccurate Assertions | lessbull.com

[...] Actually, I hope he’s not thinking about us. We argue for a smaller burden of government spending, not a balanced budget. And we haven’t made any assertions about higher interest rates. We instead point out that excessive government spending undermines growth by undermining incentives for productive behavior and misallocating labor and capital. [...]
on February 18, 2013 at 9:52 pm The Cato Institute Dismantles Paul Krugman « Jacobboyd.com

[...] Actually, I hope he’s not thinking about us. We argue for a smaller burden of government spending, not a balanced budget. And we haven’t made any assertions about higher interest rates. We instead point out that excessive government spending undermines growth byundermining incentives for productive behavior and misallocating labor and capital. [...]

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