Demographics and entitlements will mean a Greek fiscal future for America and other nations.
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.
The Ted Cruz Tax Plan: A Pro-Growth Restructuring of the Internal Revenue Code, but with One Worrisome Feature
A good plan with one red flag.
No Matter How You Slice the Data, Senator Sanders and other Leftists Are Wrong to Think Nations like Sweden and Denmark Are More Prosperous than America
Americans are unquestionably better off.
Summarizing the New Budget Deal: Spend More Now and Promise to Spend Less in the Future
I was right to worry that Republicans would fumble away a guaranteed victory.
Italy vs. America: Battle of the Bureaucrats
Two worthy candidates for the Bureaucrat Hall of Fame.
Rearranging the Deck Chairs Isn’t the Solution for Belgium’s Titanic Tax System
A lesson in tax economics.
Great Moments in Federal Government Insanity
Three more examples of foolish waste.
A Growing Consensus for Spending Caps and the MAP Act
There’s significant agreement on spending caps.
Brazilian Politicians Are Running Out of Other People’s Money
Is it worse than Greece?
A Nordic Nightmare for Bernie Sanders
Best that can be said about the Nordic welfare state is that the damage is somewhat contained by cultural norms.