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....
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 19, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
I’ve written many times about demographic change and the implications for public policy – both in the United States and around the world. Simply stated, it will be increasingly difficult to maintain tax-and-transfer...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 18, 2021 | Blogs, Education
Coronavirus has been a dark cloud. But if we want to find a silver lining, the government’s bungled response to the pandemic has exposed some weaknesses in the government school monopoly. And this could mean opportunity for competing structures that can...
