It’s time for the GOP to exhibit some backbone and fight for spending restraint.
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.
Assessing Jeb Bush’s Pro-Growth Tax Plan
It’s not perfect, but Bush’s plan would be a significant boost for the American economy.
Debating the Carbon Tax
There’s reason to fear that well-meaning proponents of a carbon tax are unwittingly delivering a new source of revenue to the political class in Washington.
Which European Nations Have the Biggest Subsidies that Trap People in Poverty?
Welfare is more like a hammock than a safety net.
Why Doesn’t Hillary Learn any Lessons from the Slow Suicide of California and other High-Tax States?
More evidence that taxpayers migrate from high-tax states to low-tax states.
If Gun Control Works in Europe, Where Do Terrorists Get their Weapons?
Somehow terrorists keep getting their hands on weapons in gun-phobic Europe.
The Baffling EB-5 Immigration Controversy
Why are some people opposed to the “EB-5” program designed to attract rich investors to America?
Four Simple Steps to Earn a Spot in the Bureaucrat Hall of Fame: Downloading Porn, Obstruction of Justice, Overseas Shopping Trips, and Not Showing Up on the Job
A new honoree from one of those bureaucracies that shouldn’t exist.
Redistribution Is Morally Dubious, Economically Harmful, and It Doesn’t Work
Like Sisyphus pushing the rock up a hill, I keep trying to convince my leftist friends that growth is the best way to help the poor.
Does Donald Trump Think Washington Politicians Should Have More of Our Money to Help America Become Greece?
It’s unclear whether Trump actually wants the federal government to have more money.