Saturday, July 07, 2012
"New Study from U.K. Think Tank Shows How Big Government Undermines Prosperity"
In spite of what is almost indisputable, the liberal left continues to see big government as the answer to all things financial...
At Townhall.com, Daniel J. Mitchell is always trying to enlighten us financially:
"To help make the case, I’ve cited research from international bureaucracies such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and European Central Bank. And since most of those organizations lean to the left, these results should be particularly persuasive. I’ve also cited the work of academic scholars from all over the world, including the United States, Australia, and Sweden. The evidence is very persuasive that big government is associated with weaker economic performance. Now we have some new research from the United Kingdom. The Centre for Policy Studies has released a new study, authored by Ryan Bourne and Thomas Oechsle, examining the relationship between economic growth and the size of the public sector."