NYT can’t figure out why the private sector languishes under big government.
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.
Basic Income and Handouts for People Who Are “Unwilling to Work”
Happiness from receiving handouts is no measure for success.
Socialism in the Modern World, Part V: With 162+ Choices, How Many Nations Qualify?
Where do we draw the line to separate socialist nations from non-socialist nations?
Socialism in the Modern World, Part IV: French Dirigisme
There’s a long history of French statism.
Socialism in the Modern World, Part III: The Tragedy of Greece in Five Charts
Why it’s difficult to be optimistic about Greece.
Socialism in the Modern World, Part II: The Nordic Model
Lesson regardless of how you define socialism.
Socialism in the Modern World, Part I: The Collapse of Venezuela
Will advocates of democratic socialism in America learn anything from Venezuela’s miserable performance?
The Unworkable Paradox of Voluntary Socialism
Immoral coercion isn’t the only problem with socialism.
Hong Kong, Singapore, and Using Good Policy to Bust the Middle-Income Trap
There’s a proven path to the top, but also a way down.
New Jersey’s Message to Taxpayers: Move or We Will Tax You to Death
It’s not going to work out well for them.