Spending restraint evaporated once the pandemic began.
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.
Five Notable Takeaways from the 2021 Index of Economic Freedom
Here’s what merits attention.
Everything You Need to Know about Teacher Unions
Educating your children is not their priority.
The Economics of Unholy Alliances: Bootleggers and Baptists
Consumers, of course, will lose.
The United Nations and Global Taxation
The UN targets tax competition.
Even the OECD Finds that Class-Warfare Taxes Lead to Lower Incomes
Not so shocking findings on lower tax rates.
The Link Between GDP, Living Standards, and Economic Liberty
Is GDP a useful measure?
Improving Bad Government: The Case of Chile and Milton Friedman
Urging bad governments to do the right thing should not be condemned.
The Weak Case for Government-Financed Research and Development
An argument based in large part on faith rather than evidence.
The Never-Ending Economic Tragedy of Argentina
How a rich nation can become a poor nation.