by Dan Mitchell | May 28, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Health Care
In the Dirty Harry movies, one of Clint Eastwood’s famous lines is “Go ahead, make my day.” I’m tempted to say the same thing when I read about politicians proposing economically destructive policies. Indeed, I sometimes even relish the opportunity. I endorsed...
by Dan Mitchell | May 27, 2017 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Every time I’ve gone overseas in the past six months, I’ve been peppered with questions about Donald Trump. It doesn’t matter whether my speech was about tax reform, entitlements, fiscal crisis, or tax competition, most people wanted to know what I think about The...
by Dan Mitchell | May 26, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
In this interview with Dana Loesch, I make several points about the Trump budget, including the need to reform means-tested entitlements and Obamacare (with a caveat from my Second Theorem of government), as well as some comments on foreign aid and fake budget cuts....
by Dan Mitchell | May 25, 2017 | Blogs, Economics, Tax Competition, Taxation
What’s the best argument for reducing the onerous 35 percent corporate tax rate in the United States? 1. Should the rate be lowered because it’s embarrassing that America has the highest corporate tax rate in the developed world, and perhaps the entire world? That’s...
by Dan Mitchell | May 24, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
President Trump’s new budget is getting attacked by politicians and interest groups in Washington. These critics say the budget cuts are too severe and draconian. My main reaction is to wonder whether these people are illiterate and/or innumerate. After all, even a...
