Comments on: How to “Cut” Spending and Make Government Bigger at the Same Time http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/how-to-cut-spending-and-make-government-bigger-at-the-same-time/ Restraining Government in America and Around the World Sat, 18 May 2013 22:34:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: A suggestion to cut some wasteful spending out of the government Part 3 (includes editorial cartoon) | The Daily Hatch http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/how-to-cut-spending-and-make-government-bigger-at-the-same-time/#comment-63065 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:51:18 +0000 http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=10145#comment-63065 [...] Keep in mind, though, that this cartoon actually is inaccurate because it implicitly accepts the dishonest Washington definition of a budget cut (having spending grow, but not as fast as previously planned). [...]

]]> By: Slaying the Make-Believe Sequester Monster | International Liberty http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/how-to-cut-spending-and-make-government-bigger-at-the-same-time/#comment-57974 Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:51:13 +0000 http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=10145#comment-57974 [...] complained about that sleazy tactic while appearing with John Stossel and Judge Napolitano, but I didn’t think a regular journalist would ever expose the [...]

]]> By: Earth to New York Times: Please Show Us these “Deep Spending Cuts” You Keep Writing About | International Liberty http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/how-to-cut-spending-and-make-government-bigger-at-the-same-time/#comment-57774 Mon, 25 Feb 2013 14:53:19 +0000 http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=10145#comment-57774 [...] this is just part of a larger problem. As I explained in these John Stossel and Judge Napolitano interviews, the politicians and interest groups have given us a budget process that assumes [...]

]]> By: Open letter to President Obama (Part 242) « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/how-to-cut-spending-and-make-government-bigger-at-the-same-time/#comment-56986 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:00:27 +0000 http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=10145#comment-56986 [...] In other words, ignore the politicians, bureaucrats, lobbyists, and special interests when they say we have to raises taxes because otherwise the budget would have to be cut by trillions of dollars. They’re either stupid or lying (mostly the latter, deliberately using the dishonest version of Washington budget math). [...]

]]> By: Why does the “Lucy move the football” reference apply to Republicans on the fiscal cliff? « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/how-to-cut-spending-and-make-government-bigger-at-the-same-time/#comment-50133 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:06:21 +0000 http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=10145#comment-50133 [...] is that politicians never follow through on promises to reduce spending – even if you use the dishonest Washington definition that a spending cut occurs whenever the budget doesn’t rise as fast as previously [...]

]]> By: Why can’t people in Washington speak in such a way that others can understand? « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/how-to-cut-spending-and-make-government-bigger-at-the-same-time/#comment-49105 Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:49:51 +0000 http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=10145#comment-49105 [...] these John Stossel and Judge Napolitano interviews, for instance, I explain that the crooks in DC have created a system that allows them to [...]

]]> By: Exposing Washington’s Dishonest Budget Math « International Liberty http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/how-to-cut-spending-and-make-government-bigger-at-the-same-time/#comment-47973 Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:00:23 +0000 http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=10145#comment-47973 [...] these John Stossel and Judge Napolitano interviews, for instance, I explain that the crooks in DC have created a system that allows them to [...]

]]> By: Open letter to Speaker of the House John Boehner (Part 2 on raising taxes) « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/how-to-cut-spending-and-make-government-bigger-at-the-same-time/#comment-45531 Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:05:01 +0000 http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=10145#comment-45531 [...] is that politicians never follow through on promises to reduce spending – even if you use the dishonest Washington definition that a spending cut occurs whenever the budget doesn’t rise as fast as previously [...]

]]> By: It is really simple after all to balance the budget according to Dan Mitchell of the Cato Institute « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/how-to-cut-spending-and-make-government-bigger-at-the-same-time/#comment-39582 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 11:06:44 +0000 http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=10145#comment-39582 [...] In other words, ignore the politicians, bureaucrats, lobbyists, and special interests when they say we have to raises taxes because otherwise the budget would have to be cut by trillions of dollars. They’re either stupid or lying (mostly the latter, deliberately using the dishonest version of Washington budget math). [...]

]]> By: It’s Simple to Balance the Budget with Modest Spending Restraint « International Liberty http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/how-to-cut-spending-and-make-government-bigger-at-the-same-time/#comment-36770 Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:31:07 +0000 http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=10145#comment-36770 [...] In other words, ignore the politicians, bureaucrats, lobbyists, and special interests when they say we have to raises taxes because otherwise the budget would have to be cut by trillions of dollars. They’re either stupid or lying (mostly the latter, deliberately using the dishonest version of Washington budget math). [...]

]]> By: Jeb Bush and Lindsey Graham join small naive group of Republicans that want to raise taxes « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/how-to-cut-spending-and-make-government-bigger-at-the-same-time/#comment-30773 Sun, 08 Jul 2012 18:49:29 +0000 http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=10145#comment-30773 [...] is that politicians never follow through on promises to reduce spending – even if you use the dishonest Washington definition that a spending cut occurs whenever the budget doesn’t rise as fast as previously [...]

]]> By: Open letter to President Obama (Part 109) « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/how-to-cut-spending-and-make-government-bigger-at-the-same-time/#comment-30698 Sun, 08 Jul 2012 13:01:48 +0000 http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=10145#comment-30698 [...] glad that I exposed the dishonest Washington budget math used by critics of the Ryan plan (which allows government spending to grow by an average of 3.1 [...]

]]> By: By Naively Putting Tax Hikes on the Table, Jeb Bush and Lindsey Graham Join the Charlie Brown Club « International Liberty http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/how-to-cut-spending-and-make-government-bigger-at-the-same-time/#comment-29166 Wed, 13 Jun 2012 19:20:13 +0000 http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=10145#comment-29166 [...] is that politicians never follow through on promises to reduce spending – even if you use the dishonest Washington definition that a spending cut occurs whenever the budget doesn’t rise as fast as previously [...]

]]> By: Funny Cartoon about Washington’s “Spending Cut” Charade « International Liberty http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/how-to-cut-spending-and-make-government-bigger-at-the-same-time/#comment-28219 Sat, 26 May 2012 19:15:50 +0000 http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=10145#comment-28219 [...] Keep in mind, though, that this cartoon actually is inaccurate because it implicitly accepts the dishonest Washington definition of a budget cut (having spending grow, but not as fast as previously planned). [...]

]]> By: Dan Mitchell demonstrates again that spending is our problem but it can be solved « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/how-to-cut-spending-and-make-government-bigger-at-the-same-time/#comment-28059 Thu, 24 May 2012 05:56:58 +0000 http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=10145#comment-28059 [...] that’s because politicians use dishonest Washington budget math. They begin each fiscal year by assuming that spending automatically will increase based on factors [...]

]]> By: Notwithstanding the “Grand Bargain” Siren Song, there’s No Practical Argument for Tax Hikes | Sago http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/how-to-cut-spending-and-make-government-bigger-at-the-same-time/#comment-25907 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 02:44:32 +0000 http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=10145#comment-25907 [...] a 2 percent cut. Sadly, what I want doesn’t matter. Budget policy in Washington is governed by a fundamentally dishonest process that says that reductions in increases are actually [...]

]]> By: Notwithstanding the “Grand Bargain” Siren Song, there’s No Practical Argument for Tax Hikes « International Liberty http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/how-to-cut-spending-and-make-government-bigger-at-the-same-time/#comment-25878 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:41:12 +0000 http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=10145#comment-25878 [...] percent cut. Sadly, what I want doesn’t matter. Budget policy in Washington is governed by a fundamentally dishonest process that says that reductions in increases are actually [...]

]]> By: Dan Mitchell of the Cato Institute on President Obama’s “Social Darwinism speech” « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/how-to-cut-spending-and-make-government-bigger-at-the-same-time/#comment-25599 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:01:52 +0000 http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=10145#comment-25599 [...] glad that I exposed the dishonest Washington budget math used by critics of the Ryan plan (which allows government spending to grow by an average of 3.1 [...]

]]> By: Appearing on PBS to Debate Obama’s Social Darwinism Speech « International Liberty http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/how-to-cut-spending-and-make-government-bigger-at-the-same-time/#comment-25581 Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:35:22 +0000 http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=10145#comment-25581 [...] glad that I exposed the dishonest Washington budget math used by critics of the Ryan plan (which allows government spending to grow by an average of 3.1 [...]

]]> By: Senator Ron Johnson Exposes Obama’s “Frugal Budget” « International Liberty http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/how-to-cut-spending-and-make-government-bigger-at-the-same-time/#comment-23905 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:37:18 +0000 http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=10145#comment-23905 [...] of phoney spending cuts, a point near and dear to my heart (as you can see by these interviews with Judge Napolitano and John [...]

]]> By: A Lesson for Krugman, et al, about Canada’s Real Fiscal Restraint vs. the United Kingdom’s Faux Austerity « International Liberty http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/how-to-cut-spending-and-make-government-bigger-at-the-same-time/#comment-23174 Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:19:28 +0000 http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=10145#comment-23174 [...] increases are not budget cuts. Unless, of course, proponents of big government decide to use the dishonest political definition that spending is cut when the budget doesn’t increase as fast a…. But if that’s the case, then they are turning Keynesian economics into a political [...]

]]> By: Exposing Dishonest Washington Budget Math with John Stossel « International Liberty http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/how-to-cut-spending-and-make-government-bigger-at-the-same-time/#comment-22747 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:27:30 +0000 http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=10145#comment-22747 [...] made similar points last year in this interview with Judge Napolitano. Rate this: Share this:PrintEmailFacebookTwitterMoredeliciousDiggFarkLinkedInRedditStumbleUponLike [...]

]]> By: New Congressional Budget Office Numbers Once Again Show that Modest Spending Restraint Would Eliminate Red Ink | Cato @ Liberty http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/how-to-cut-spending-and-make-government-bigger-at-the-same-time/#comment-22344 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:49:04 +0000 http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=10145#comment-22344 [...] that’s because politicians use dishonest Washington budget math. They begin each fiscal year by assuming that spending automatically will increase based on factors [...]

]]> By: New Congressional Budget Office Numbers Once Again Show that Modest Spending Restraint Would Eliminate Red Ink | Tennesseans Watching Federal & State Government http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/how-to-cut-spending-and-make-government-bigger-at-the-same-time/#comment-22216 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:14:44 +0000 http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=10145#comment-22216 [...] that’s because politicians use dishonest Washington budget math. They begin each fiscal year by assuming that spending automatically will increase based on factors [...]

]]> By: » New Congressional Budget Office Numbers Once Again Show that Modest Spending Restraint Would Eliminate Red Ink - Big Government http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/how-to-cut-spending-and-make-government-bigger-at-the-same-time/#comment-22161 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:53:18 +0000 http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=10145#comment-22161 [...] that’s because politicians use dishonest Washington budget math. They begin each fiscal year by assuming that spending automatically will increase based on factors [...]

]]> By: Economics Reporter from New York Times Has Accidental Encounter with Reality, Learns Nothing « International Liberty http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/how-to-cut-spending-and-make-government-bigger-at-the-same-time/#comment-19434 Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:36:41 +0000 http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=10145#comment-19434 [...] suppose I also should say that her chart is misleading because it accepts the dishonest Washington definition that a “spending cut” occurs any time politicians increase spending by less than [...]

]]> By: What’s the Solution to Europe’s Fiscal Crisis: Spending Cuts, or Bailouts and Easy Money? « International Liberty http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/how-to-cut-spending-and-make-government-bigger-at-the-same-time/#comment-18531 Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:52:04 +0000 http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=10145#comment-18531 [...] to focus on the underlying issue, which is whether there is any alternative to immediate – and real – spending [...]

]]> By: » Just in case you think ‘AT LEAST THOSE 40% CUTS WILL REALLY HELP’ | |Byte For Byte People's Informative Blog http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/how-to-cut-spending-and-make-government-bigger-at-the-same-time/#comment-18178 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:01:46 +0000 http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=10145#comment-18178 [...] are only budget cuts if you use dishonest Washington budget math, which magically turns spending increases into spending cuts simply because the burden of [...]

]]> By: Supercommittee Fight May Reveal the GOP Is Beyond Saving | Rid Congress of RINO's http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/how-to-cut-spending-and-make-government-bigger-at-the-same-time/#comment-18056 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 23:42:19 +0000 http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=10145#comment-18056 [...] are only budget cuts if you use dishonest Washington budget math, which magically turns spending increases into spending cuts simply because the burden of [...]

]]> By: Supercommittee Fight May Tell Us Whether the GOP Is Beyond Salvage « International Liberty http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2011/07/13/how-to-cut-spending-and-make-government-bigger-at-the-same-time/#comment-17926 Sat, 19 Nov 2011 16:39:19 +0000 http://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/?p=10145#comment-17926 [...] are only budget cuts if you use dishonest Washington budget math, which magically turns spending increases into spending cuts simply because the burden of [...]

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