In fact, it works the other way: A government as big and bossy as this one is maintained on the backs of the middle class and those who hope to join it. – Mitch Daniels
Among the weeds choking out growth and good government are the hundreds of boards, commissions, and advisory committees that have sprouted over the years. They devour time, money, and energy far beyond any real contribution they make. – Mitch Daniels
Starting a new retirement plan for those below a certain age is something tens of millions of Americans have already been through at work. – Mitch Daniels
The failure of national economic policy is costing us more than jobs it has begun to weaken that uniquely American spirit of risk-taking, large ambition, and optimism about the future. We must rally them now to bold departures that rebuild our national morale as well as our material prosperity. – Mitch Daniels