The United States faces a serious problem of out-of-control federal spending.
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.
Don’t Blame Free Markets When Central Banks Make Mistakes
Reality is being distorted.
Tariffs and America’s Early Economic History: A Primer for President Trump, Part II
There’s no way to have an 19th century tax code without 19th century spending.
Even More Evidence for School Choice
There’s an easy way to tell which schools are better.
Europe’s Economic Woes: Right Description, Wrong Prescription
Politicians are having a race to see who can do the most damage to prosperity.
The IMF Wants to Make Canada’s Bad Tax System Even Worse
They actually endorsed higher taxes on capital.
British Columbia and Drug Legalization
Which harm is worse?
Three Cheers for (the Right Kind of) Rich People
Should billionaires be celebrated?
Fiscal Lunacy from D.C.’s Politicians, Fiscal Realism from the Washington Post
Fiscal pyromaniacs in charge of the District of Columbia’s budget.
Leftists Against Growth: Honest, but Wrong
Is Italy the right country to copy?