Comments on: We All Know Government Is too Big, but the Rahn Curve Provides the Evidence

By: A suggestion to cut some wasteful spending out of the government Part 6 (includes editorial cartoon) | The Daily Hatch

Fri, 03 May 2013 11:44:30 +0000

[...] But the net effect is still the same. Big government is counter-productive government. [...]

By: Question of the Week: Are there any Lessons to Be Learned from the Rogoff-Reinhart Kerfuffle? | International Liberty

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:45:28 +0000

[...] I’ve repeated over and over again, the real fiscal problem in most nations is the size of government. Excessive government spending is bad for prosperity, regardless of whether it is financed by taxes [...]

By: Government spending undermines economic growth | The Daily Hatch

Government spending undermines economic growth | The Daily Hatch — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:15:08 +0000

[...] are particularly harmful for growth. That also makes a lot of sense since I’ve explained in my video on the Rahn Curve that core public goods can be good for growth while other types of government spending undermine [...]

By: New European Central Bank Study Finds that Government Spending Undermines Growth | International Liberty

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:28:51 +0000

By: Use of our tax money is pretty stupid | The Daily Hatch

Use of our tax money is pretty stupid | The Daily Hatch — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:57:30 +0000

[...] In other words, the problem isn’t deficits. Red ink is just a symptom. The real problem is that government is too big. [...]

By: An Aggravating Reminder of Government Waste on Tax Day | International Liberty

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:39:42 +0000

[...] In other words, the problem isn’t deficits. Red ink is just a symptom. The real problem is that government is too big. [...]

By: Dear Senator Pryor, here are some spending cut suggestions (“Thirsty Thursday”, Open letter to Senator Pryor, cartoons included) | The Daily Hatch

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:51:36 +0000

[...] Government is too big. [...]

By: Question of the Week: What’s the Right Point on the Laffer Curve? | International Liberty

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 19:03:59 +0000

[...] more information about the growth-maximizing size of government, watch this video on the Rahn [...]

By: Ranking the States for Economic and Personal Freedom

Ranking the States for Economic and Personal Freedom — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:51:22 +0000

[...] Sometimes I myopically focus on fiscal policy, implying that the key to prosperity is small government. [...]

By: Ranking the States for Economic and Personal Freedom | International Liberty

Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:18:55 +0000

[...] Sometimes I myopically focus on fiscal policy, implying that the key to prosperity is small government. [...]

By: Dan Mitchell: Cartoonists React to the Senate Democratic Budget | The Daily Hatch

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:27:53 +0000

[...] great cartoon because it recognizes that the problem is bloated government, not red [...]

By: Cartoonists React to the Senate Democratic Budget | International Liberty

Cartoonists React to the Senate Democratic Budget | International Liberty — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:41:00 +0000

[...] great cartoon because it recognizes that the problem is bloated government, not red [...]

By: If Obama Wants More Tax Revenue, He Should Lower the Corporate Tax Rate | International Liberty

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 15:10:34 +0000

[...] If you want my two cents on the topic, you maximize growth when you raise the revenue needed to finance the legitimate functions of government – and that requires a lots less revenue than we’re collecting now according to scholarly evidence on the “Rahn Curve.” [...]

By: President Obama’s “You-Didn’t-Build-That” comment misses the mark because only 10% of the federal budget pays for public goods when the rest is actually harmful to the economy (Cartoons) | The Daily Hatch

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:01:48 +0000

[...] This is a perfectly fair point, as I explain in this video about the Rahn Curve. [...]

By: Another funny sequester cartoon from Dan Mitchell’s blog | The Daily Hatch

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:37:41 +0000

[...] makes the cartoon so effective is not just the humor, but also the fact that it makes clear that government is too big and it also debunks the Keynesian notion that bad things will happen if we have even an [...]

By: As Humorously Explained by Henry Payne, the World Amazingly Didn’t End When Uncle Sam Got Put on a Sequester Diet | International Liberty

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 17:50:28 +0000

By: Challenge for Keynesian Anti-Sequester Hysterics, Part II: Why Did America’s Economy Boom When Reagan and Clinton Cut Spending? | lessbull.com

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:39:10 +0000

[...] Ramirez cartoon makes the same point). So perhaps the only logical conclusion to reach is that government is too big and that Keynesian economics is wrong. I don’t think I’ll ever convince Robert Reich, but [...]

By: Obama makes me long for the good ole days when the economy was expanding | HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:13:12 +0000

[...] perhaps the only logical conclusion to reach is that government is too big and that Keynesian economics is [...]

By: Challenge for Keynesian Anti-Sequester Hysterics: Why Did America’s Economy Boom When Reagan and Clinton Reduced the Burden of Spending? | International Liberty

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:30:54 +0000

[...] perhaps the only logical conclusion to reach is that government is too big and that Keynesian economics is [...]

By: Let’s Shed a Tear for those Under-Appreciated Bureaucrats Who Get Lavish Pensions and Live in $700K Homes | International Liberty

Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:15:32 +0000

[...] of all, he actually suggests at the end of the video is that the real problem is that the federal government is far too large. What sort of place would employ such unreasonable [...]

By: Sequester Cartoons from Dan Mitchell’s blog Part 3 | HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:54:23 +0000

[...] Government is too big. [...]

By: Excellent Sequester Cartoons | International Liberty

Excellent Sequester Cartoons | International Liberty — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:31:54 +0000

[...] Government is too big. [...]

By: Karl Rove and the Rest of the GOP Establishment Should Think Twice Before Trying to Undermine the Tea Party | International Liberty

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:53:50 +0000

[...] means better politicians and/or better election results. But every advocate of tax reform and smaller government should be very happy that there are people in the country who are pressuring politicians to adhere [...]

By: Open letter to President Obama (Part 238) « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 07:14:57 +0000

[...] on the political implications of adding Paul Ryan to the GOP ticket, my only concern is trying to limit the size and scope of government so we can enjoy more freedom and [...]

By: The Great Hillsdale College Debate: Flat Tax or Fair Tax? « International Liberty

Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:04:44 +0000

[...] what I want is a very small federal government, which presumably could be financed without any broad-based tax, but that’s an issue for [...]

By: Is Anybody Surprised that Krugman Was Wrong about U.K. Fiscal Policy?

Is Anybody Surprised that Krugman Was Wrong about U.K. Fiscal Policy? — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:21:49 +0000

[...] what’s the bottom line? Well, as Allister stated, the real problem is that government is too big and spending too [...]

By: Is Government a Repulsive Spouse or Spoiled Child? « International Liberty

Is Government a Repulsive Spouse or Spoiled Child? « International Liberty — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:40:34 +0000

[...] But the net effect is still the same. Big government is counter-productive government. [...]

By: Is Anybody Surprised that Krugman Was Wrong about U.K. Fiscal Policy? | lessbull.com

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:01:02 +0000

[...] what’s the bottom line? Well, as Allister stated, the real problem is that government is too big and spending too [...]

By: Is Anybody Surprised that Krugman Was Wrong about U.K. Fiscal Policy? « International Liberty

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:19:19 +0000

[...] what’s the bottom line? Well, as Allister stated, the real problem is that government is too big and spending too [...]

By: Another Way Of Saying It— A Follow Up On The Austerity Post | suyts space

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 23:43:44 +0000

[...] From an optimistic perspective, the fiscal situation should stabilize if governments keep spending under control. Some additional spending cuts would be very desirable since government spending consumes 45 percent-50 percent of GDP in these nations, which is at least double the growth-maximizing level. [...]