by Dan Mitchell | Nov 14, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
I explained last week that excessive government spending is responsible for about 97 percent of America’s fiscal deterioration in the 21st century. I followed that column with two post-election pieces that explained how huge tax increases will be...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 13, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
In the past couple of months, I’ve repeatedly addressed the fiscal and economic mess in the United Kingdom. Today, we’re going to zoom out and identify the main cause of all the problems. If you look at the annual budget...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 11, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
In yesterday’s column, I explained Republicans are not credible advocates of lower tax rates if they don’t also push for spending restraint. And, as I explained to the Adam Smith Institute, they will be de facto advocates of higher taxes if they embrace the wrong...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 10, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation, Uncategorized
As part of a recent discussion at the Adam Smith Institute in London, I explained why advocates of sensible taxation in the U.S. and U.K. need to be serious about controlling government spending. At the risk of stating the obvious, it will be...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 9, 2022 | Blogs
I’ve never been a fan of Donald Trump, though my criticism has always focused on his support for bad policies such as wasteful spending, foolish protectionism, and corrupt cronyism. Today I’m going to change hats and pretend to be a political...
