by Dan Mitchell | Jan 22, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs
Every January, because of its annual conference in Davos, I get asked about the World Economic Forum (WEF). It’s time to finally respond to those inquiries. Three things come to mind, one positive and two negative. One the positive side, the WEF used to publish...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 21, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Welfare and Entitlements
I periodically explain why and how to fix entitlements. Here’s my latest attempt, as part of a conversation with David McIntosh of the Club for Growth. A few months ago, I shared some alarming CBO data about the ever-growing burden...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 20, 2024 | Blogs, Taxation, VAT
I wrote yesterday to criticize Andrew Biggs of the American Enterprise Institute and Alicia Munnell of Boston College for suggesting a $3 trillion 10-year tax increase on IRAs and 401(k)s. My column explained that more double taxation was a bad idea, and I...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 19, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation, Welfare and Entitlements
Serious and responsible people (in other words, not Trump or Biden) know that Social Security has a massive long-run problem. A fast-growing number of seniors are expecting future benefits but only a slow-growing number of workers will be paying into the...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 18, 2024 | Blogs, Free Market
Gary Johnson, the Libertarian presidential candidate back in 2016, got in trouble because he (quite understandably) could not name an admirable world leader. If the same question was asked today, the easy answer would be Javier Milei of Argentina, who just...
