Ironically, we can probably thank the teacher unions.
Dan Mitchell
Daniel J. Mitchell is the President of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity and the Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation. Dr. Mitchell advocates limited government and fundamental tax reform, and is the nation’s leading opponent of tax harmonization schemes developed by the Brussels-based European Union, the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and the United Nations.
In addition to fiscal policy, Dr. Mitchell is a trenchant observer of economic developments and an expert on Social Security reform – particularly the fiscal policy impact of reform and what the US can learn from other nations that have created personal retirement accounts.
Military Spending and Economic Performance, Part II
Every type of government spending causes harm by diverting resources from the productive sector.
The Most Reprehensible School Choice Hypocrite of 2023
The system is run for the benefit of the unions rather than the students.
Singapore vs. Hong Kong
Both Singapore and Hong Kong have very pro-market policies by global standards.
Will Biden Make Poverty Hucksterism Official Policy?
Three troubling things about the politics of poverty.
The Debt Limit and Long-Overdue Spending Restraint
There should be deep and genuine cuts in domestic discretionary spending.
Is the Economy a Fixed Pie or Growing Pie?
How free markets produce prosperity for everyone.,
A Spending Cap Amendment Is Far Better than a Balanced Budget Amendment
Our fiscal challenge in the United States is excessive government spending.
The World’s Best- and Worst-Governed Countries
The nation with the least misery is also the most libertarian.
Big Business vs. Free Enterprise
Big business and big government together is a recipe for reducing competition.