by Dan Mitchell | Aug 11, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation
I don’t like election years because the policy debate tends to revolve around the various proposals put forth by candidates. And since those ideas generally don’t make much sense, it’s a frustrating period. But the silver lining to that dark cloud is that it does...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 26, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Even though I favor radical reductions in the burden of government, I’ve made the point that good fiscal policy merely requires that government spending grow slower than the private sector – what I call Mitchell’s Golden Rule. And if lawmakers simply cap the growth of...
