A reminder that fiscal mistakes can be reversed.
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.
Europe’s Moral Bankruptcy
All law-abiding people should have the human right to protect themselves.
Has Keynesian Economics Finally Jumped the Shark?
Will this latest example of Keynesian malpractice finally open some eyes?
The Simple Solution to America’s Deteriorating Fiscal Outlook
The CBO outlook has managed to get even worse.
Trump Is Wrong on TARP (like Romney, McCain, Bush, and the Rest of the Establishment)
It was possible to rescue the depositors without the fat cats.
Are Economists Useless, Despicable, and Loathsome People?
Economists live in glass houses.
Ted Cruz and Rand Paul Deserve Praise for their Admirable and Principled Opposition to Corrupt Ethanol Subsidies
Ethanol handouts are one of the most notoriously corrupt subsidies that are dispensed by Washington.
Katrina, Flint, and the Practical Case for Federalism
State and local governments should be solely responsible for state and local issues.
Will the Last Productive Person in Greece Please Turn off the Lights When You Leave?
The Greek bailouts have subsidized bad policy.
French President Approaches Cliff, Steps on Accelerator
Another terrible statist plan out of France.