It’s probably best not to be copying Japan.
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.
The Case Against Biden’s Class-Warfare Tax Policy, Part II
Biden’s tax increases won’t deliver what he hopes.
New Zealand’s Risky Wage-Rigging Gamble
Another attempt at government-imposed price controls.
A Dismal Future for China?
China is paying a price for excessive government.
The Case Against Biden’s Class-Warfare Tax Policy, Part I
Are the rich paying their “fair share?”
Ranking Societal Capital: USA Is #4, but the Long-Run Outlook Isn’t Encouraging
Is this the first good way of ranking nations based on societal capital?
State and Local Governments Should Not Get a Bailout – Either from Congress or the Federal Reserve
State and local politicians are now asking for even more money.
Cross-Country Comparisons on the Relative Attractiveness of Government vs Private Employment
How much bureaucrats are compensated compared to workers in the private sector.
In 2021 and Beyond, Will the GOP be a Reagan Party or a Trump Party?
Will Trump-style politics outlast Trump?
President Joe Biden Will Be Bad, but a President Kamala Harris Would Be Worse
An idea she is pushing is horrifying.