by Dan Mitchell | Jan 25, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs
If asked to describe French economic policy, rational people will use phrases such as “big government” and “high taxes.” Or perhaps “dirigisme” and “bureaucracy.” And they would be correct. Here’s a chart from the OECD, showing spending burdens for major European...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 23, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I have relentlessly criticized Republicans in recent years for being profligate big spenders. But I have some good news. The GOP is finding religion and is once again fretting about big government. The bad news is that many of them are total...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 22, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
A few days ago, I shared some slides from a presentation to an e-symposium organized by Trends Research in Abu Dhabi. Here’s a video of my presentation, which includes 16 visuals to drive home the point that the world is facing...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 21, 2021 | Blogs, Taxation
I’ve shared three reasons why Biden’s tax plan is misguided (the tax code is biased against rich taxpayers, the tax hike would have Laffer-Curve implications, and it would saddle America with the world’s highest corporate tax burden). For Part...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 20, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Regulations, Trade
Since both political parties have sent good and bad people to the White House, I don’t think it makes much sense to compare all Democratic presidents vs all Republican presidents. But we can learn a lot by looking at the track record of specific presidents....
