Third-party payers raise costs.
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.
A Case Study of How Regulation Harms Poor People
Special interests conspire with politicians to impose high burdens that make it hard for people to work.
Which Nation Has the Worst Dependency Ratio?
Who has more riding in the wagon than pulling it?
China Apparently Didn’t Learn any Lessons from the TARP Bailout or the Greek Bailout
China’s bailout will fail like all the others.
Budget Myths and Facts for the 2016 Campaign
Evaluating a “Fiscal FactChecker” from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
The World’s Most Disappointingly Inaccurate Headline
Getting our hopes up only to squash them.
What Elementary Bit of Wisdom Is Shared by Donald Trump and Bono?
Where does your income belong?
Motivated by Chivalry and Compassion, I Offer some Advice for Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Helping a woman clearly in distress.
Greek Politicians Should Learn from Latvia
Latvia and the other Baltics were willing to endure more short-term pain in order to achieve a quicker economic rebound.
The Costly Impact of Obamanomics
Prosperity and big government are not very compatible.