They’ve managed to make this statistic even more misleading.
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.
International Evidence for Spending Restraint
There’s only one approach that produces good results.
The Economics of Trade, Specialization, and Comparative Advantage
We would all be miserably poor if we couldn’t trade.
Should Uncle Sam Subsidize Wages?
This trendy idea has some problem.
A Teachable Moment on Taxes and Deadweight Loss, Courtesy of D.C.’s Greedy Government
Politicians once again smacked up side the head with unintended consequences.
Whether through Incompetence or Malice, Theresa May Is Sabotaging Brexit
The new version of Project Fear is just as dishonest.
The Trump Economy v. the Obama Economy
There’s competing evidence.
Sloppy and Malignant Bias from the New York Times
Jaw-dropping ignorance from the so-called paper of record.
Ruling on Federal Genital Mutilation Law Poses a Libertarian Quandary
Whatever the issue of the moment, we would get the best-possible outcomes if we adhered to constitutional principles.
Another Anti-Market Policy by Trump
The economics of price controls are clear.