by Dan Mitchell | Mar 4, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I narrated a six-minute video in 2009 to explain why America’s fiscal problem is spending rather than red ink. Here’s the same message in just 51 seconds. If 51 seconds is too much, here’s a visual I created using the latest long-run forecast from the...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 3, 2024 | Blogs, Free Market
Every so often, I can’t resist pointing out extreme examples of media bias. Washington Post New York Times Reuters Time ABC Associated Press New York Times (again) Washington Post (again) New York Times (again) My goal is not to fixate...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 2, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy, States
America’s big national challenge with retirement income is a deeply indebted Social Security system. There’s also a significant problem at the state level, where many governors and state legislators have made extravagant promises of lavish retirement...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 1, 2024 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Tax Harmonization, Taxation
When I give speeches about the global fight between tax competition and tax harmonization, especially when speaking in jurisdictions with good tax policy, I usually point out that that compromise is a bad idea. To be sure, politicians from high-tax...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 29, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy, Government Spending
Today I’m going to share some good news. A needless government bureaucracy was officially abolished last year. Sadly, it was not the Department of Education Sadly, it was not the Department of Transportation Sadly, it was not the Department of...
