Trump is compounding his mistake with more farm welfare.
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.
Taxes, Sex, and Babies
What’s the limit to how much taxes change behavior?
Germany’s Accelerating Fiscal and Economic Decline
Unfortunately, bad fiscal policy has become worse fiscal policy.
Europe’s Grim Fiscal Future
This chart is a reason to be pessimistic about Europe.
Twenty-Three Theorems of Government, but One Favorite
The one I wish everyone in Washington would understand and internalize.
Every State Needs a TABOR-Style Spending Cap
Colorado shows us the ideal fiscal rule.
The Risk of Forced Regime Change in Venezuela
Does the US want to be responsible for what follows?
Minnesota’s Governor Walz Enabled Fraud for Political Gain
Politicians oftentimes defend fraud for self-interested reasons.
The Sensible Swiss Strike Again, Overwhelmingly Rejecting Class Warfare
The people of Switzerland overwhelmingly voted against a class warfare initiative.
The Sad (and Irreversible?) Decline of New York and California
Can the politicians in either Sacramento or Albany change direction?