by Dan Mitchell | Dec 22, 2021 | Blogs
I’ve written before that Connecticut should change its motto from the Nutmeg State to the Taxnut State. And if you want an example, consider that Democrats in one town ran for reelection (successfully!) using the slogan “Lowest tax increase in 10...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 21, 2021 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
Now that a socialist has been elected (with open support from the Communist Party), what comes next for Chile? Lots of bad policy, for sure, but Axel Kaiser warns that the left also wants to replace the country’s pro-liberty constitution. Axel, who is...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 20, 2021 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
I warned a few days ago that Gabirel Boric would be bad news if he won Chile’s presidential election. Well, he won, and now we’re going to find out whether he will repeal the policies that made the country successful. He definitely seems to be...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 19, 2021 | Blogs, Free Market
Greetings from Santiago. Chileans vote today for a new president and there’s a risk that a Venezuelan-style leftist, Gabriel Boric, will prevail. And that puts at risk the economic progress described in this video. The video has a good discussion...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 18, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs
One reason I’m interested in Chile’s election is that the leftist candidate, Gabriel Boric, wants to eviscerate the nation’s successful private pension system. Bettina Horst of Libertad Y Desarrollo gave me her analysis. As an economist and Executive Director of the...
