by Dan Mitchell | Jan 3, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Economic Growth, Economics
Given what I wrote the other day about the statist proclivities of the OECD, here’s an item that shouldn’t surprise anyone. Even though South Africa already has an excessive burden of government, the Paris-based bureaucracy wants that nation to impose even higher...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 2, 2016 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
There are many reasons why I’m not a big fan of the United Nations. Like other international bureaucracies, it supports statist policies (higher taxes, gun control, regulation, etc) that hinder economic development and limit human liberty by increasing the burden of...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 1, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Health Care, Taxation, VAT
What were the most noteworthy events from 2015? Regarding bad news, there’s unfortunately a lot of competition. But if I’m forced to pick the very worst developments, here’s my list. Resuscitation of the Export-Import Bank – I did a premature victory dance last year...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 31, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs
What was the best news of the year? That’s a difficult question to answer if you believe in small government and you work in Washington. We certainly didn’t get the things on my Christmas list, like genuine entitlement reform and fundamental tax reform. Santa also...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 30, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Regulations
For those of us worried (with good reason!) about excessive regulation and red tape, 2015 was not a good year. As you can see from the headline of this story in the Washington Examiner, federal bureaucrats were very busy imposing new mandates and restrictions on the...
