by Dan Mitchell | Sep 15, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Health Care
In a strange way, I admire Bernie Sanders. He openly embraces big government. Back during the 2016 campaign, I frequently observed that the difference between the Vermont Senator and Hillary Clinton is that he wanted America to become Greece at a much faster rate....
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 14, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Free Market
I’ve made very serious (and hopefully substantive) arguments about why small government and free markets are the recipe for prosperity. Simply stated, profit and loss is a powerful feedback mechanism, and entrepreneurs and business owners who want to make money face...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 13, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) must be anxious to get on my list of government bureaucracies that shouldn’t exist. The bureaucrats have engaged in some really silly and petty behavior (such as confiscating Airsoft toy guns because they might be...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 12, 2017 | Blogs, Economic Growth
Let’s consider some good news about America. Some folks on the left like to claim that the middle class is shrinking and that therefore we need bigger government and more redistribution to protect these Americans from falling into poverty. Well, the first half of that...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 11, 2017 | Blogs, Economics
If tax policy was a religion, the Holy Trinity of reform would be very straightforward. Lower tax rates in order to encourage more productive behavior. Get rid of double taxation in order to enable saving and investment. End distorting preferences in order to reduce...
