BuckeyeBlog

In a recent Hamilton Journal-News editorial, U.S. House Minority Leader John Boehner cited our study about the dangers of the federal stimulus plan: “The Economic Impact of Federal Spending on State Economic Performance: An Ohio Perspective.” In his editorial, Boehner laments our return to the era of big government and the negative consequences of doing so. Job losses, slower economic growth, higher taxes, and a big burden passed on to our children and our children’s children. When will it end? And when will certain policymakers pick up history books and learn from our past mistakes?