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...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 17, 2021 | Blogs, Free Market
I explained a few days ago that Sunday’s presidential runoff in Chile should be viewed as the most important election of 2021. This is because the left’s candidate, Gabriel Boric, wants to turn Chile into Venezuela, as I mention in this radio interview with Ross...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 16, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
If you’re a policy wonk, you’ll enjoy this history of how government regulation has hindered the development of telecommunications technology. I want to focus on the part of the video, beginning about 30:00, which discusses “net neutrality.” The interview with...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 15, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
The fight over President Biden’s budget, the so-called Build Back Better plan, has revolved around very important issues. The adverse impact of expanding the welfare state, particularly the per-child handouts.The anti-growth...
