If the alternative if more bad laws that expand the burden of government, then it’s better to do nothing.
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.
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.
Obama’s Class-Warfare Tax Plan Targets the So-Called Rich, but Workers Will Bear the Burden
The President’s desired taxes on capital will hit more than just the rich, and might even lose revenue.
European Jews and the Missing Right of Self Defense
The positive impact of gun ownership.