by Dan Mitchell | Dec 6, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation
Regarding fiscal policy, almost everyone’s attention is focused on Biden’s growth-sapping plan to increase the burden of taxes and spending. People are right to be concerned. If the President’s plan is approved, the already-grim fiscal outlook for...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 5, 2021 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Since I view Ronald Reagan as an honorary libertarian, I was very happy back in 2013 to see that he won a landslide victory over Barack Obama in a hypothetical poll. This meant that voters either were old enough to personally experience...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 4, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Energy
I’m not a fan of Joe Biden’s economic policy, particularly his tax-and-spend agenda. I also don’t approve when the Biden Administration uses phony numbers and phony arguments. But what’s really baffling is the use of accurate numbers to...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 3, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation
Earlier this year, extrapolating from a study by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, Robert O’Quinn (former Chief Economist at the Department of Labor) and I authored a study on the economic impact of Biden’s fiscal plan. The results...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 2, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs
When criticizing the IMF, I usually focus on how the bureaucrats relentlessly urge higher taxes. Indeed, I often complain about how the bailouts are provided only if countries agree to raise taxes (another lose-lose situation). Today, though, I want to write...
