by Dan Mitchell | Apr 30, 2022 | Blogs
In the make-believe country of Libertaria, there is no such thing as Social Security or any other type of government-mandated retirement policy. In the real world, however, most nations have created “pay-as-you-go” retirement schemes based on taxing...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 29, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs
Earlier this month, I defended Disney’s self-governance status. I wasn’t motivated by the company’s position on Florida education legislation (my view is that all sorts of controversial education issues can and should be solved by...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 28, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Since I’m a big fan of spending caps, I’m very happy to be in Zurich as part of the Free Market Road Show. Switzerland’s spending cap (called “the debt brake“) is probably the best system in the world. It does have an escape clause for emergencies,...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 27, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
My original intent today was to write about Hungary’s economic policy, presumably focusing on the country’s sometimes good and sometimes bad tax policies. Why Hungary? Because I’m in Budapest for the next stop on the Free Market Road...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 26, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs
Back in 2012, I endorsed a wretched socialist, Francois Hollande, to be president of France. I knew he was terrible, but the supposedly right-wing incumbent, Nicolas Sarkozy, also was a proponent of dirigisme. As I wrote at the time, “it’s always better to...
