by Dan Mitchell | Dec 30, 2020 | Blogs, Health Care
Ronald Reagan hit the nail on the head when he warned that government is usually the problem rather than the solution. It’s not just that the economy suffers when there is too much spending, regulation, and taxing, we also have far too many politicians and bureaucrats...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 29, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy, Regulations
Every so often, I highlight tweets that deserve attention because they say something important, usually in a clever and succinct fashion. Best-ever tweet about inequality. Best tweet about capitalism vs socialism. The most depressing tweet. Trump’s worst-ever tweet....
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 28, 2020 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
My recent three-part series (here, here, and here) explained why policy makers should seek to reduce poverty rather than inequality. I want to expand on that point today by showing why growing the pie is more important than how it is sliced. I’ve previously opined on...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 27, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
When I write an everything-you-need-to-know column, I’m inevitably guilty of hyperbole. All that I’m really doing is highlighting a very compelling example of how politicians make a mess of just about anything they touch. That’s even true in the rare cases when...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 26, 2020 | Blogs, Crime, Society
I’m (unfortunately) not a rich person, but that doesn’t stop me from opposing punitive taxes on successful entrepreneurs, investors, and small business owners. Likewise, I’m not a gun aficionado, but that doesn’t stop me from opposing efforts to restrict the rights of...
