Bastiat accurately observed the government scam.
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.
White House Surrender on Plan to Tax College Savings: A Victory that Underscores Importance of No-Tax-Hike Pledge
Favor limited government? Then you should oppose any and all tax hikes.
Prediction: Gridlock for the Next Two Years, but that’s Better than the Alternative of Expanding Government
If the alternative if more bad laws that expand the burden of government, then it’s better to do nothing.
Overly Generous Fringe Benefits for Government Retirees Threaten Fiscal Survival of States and Localities
Living large at taxpayer expense.
Continued Spending Restraint Can Quickly Balance the Budget
New CBO numbers show remarkably simple path to balanced budget – and with no tax increases.
Ronald Reagan’s Most Under-Appreciated Triumph
Krugman’s wrong again, this time about the Gipper.
Davos, the Global Elite, and Hypocrisy
There’s a lot of hypocrisy at Davos and among the global elite.
Are Easy-Money Policies an Obstacle to Genuinely Needed Pro-Growth Reforms?
There is good reason to be concerned about economic stagnation.
Social Capital, the Welfare State, and the Threat to American Exceptionalism
A nation is far more likely to be successful if people have the right attitudes.
The State of the Union is Not Strong
America could – and should – be doing much better.