Billions are being squandered to no avail.
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.
Exposing the Cronyist Argument for Carbon Taxes
“Follow the money” when looking at how policy really gets made in Washington.
Five Illuminating Charts and Tables about Trade and Protectionism
Why protectionism is the wrong approach.
Centralization and the Decline of Europe
Europe is a mess and things will probably get worse.
A Lower Corporate Tax Means More Growth and Higher Wages
A punitive corporate income tax is a very destructive way of generating revenue for the government.
New CBO Numbers and the Simple Formula for Good Fiscal Policy, Part II
If lawmakers simply limit annual spending increases to 1 percent annually, the budget is balanced by 2022.
New CBO Numbers and the Simple Formula for Good Fiscal Policy, Part I
Even a modest bit of spending restraint will do.
Trump’s Hiring Freeze for Bureaucrats: A Good Step, but No Substitute for Program Cuts and Agency Terminations
Just a tiny step in the right direction.
Occupational Licensing: How Government-Created Barriers to Work Are Undermining Mobility and America’s Economy
Licensing laws are really nothing more than regulatory protectionism.
Libertarian Humor: Everything You Need to Know about Statism in One Image
Decent societies don’t have to imprison their citizens.