There’s no such thing as a free lunch. There are only tradeoffs.
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.
Washington’s Spending Problem
The budget numbers are grim, but have passed a point of no return?
A Simple Lesson about Gun Control
Some anti-gun initiatives are dumber than others.
The Economic and Human Cost of Occupational Licensing
Which state is most laissez-faire and which deserves scorn?
Spending Restraint Is the Simple Answer to America’s Fiscal Woes
The budget can be balanced much quicker with a spending freeze.
Mexico’s Irresponsible Populist President Proposes Election-Year Giveaway
Policy has moved in the wrong direction ever since leftist/populist President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) was elected.
El Irresponsable Presidente Populista de México Propone un Regalo Electoral en Año de Elecciones
Desde que el presidente de izquierda y populista Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) fue elegido, las políticas han tomado un rumbo equivocado.
Class Warfare From an Economic Luddite
Confiscatory tax rates are a terrible idea at any level.
The Case for a Flat Tax
The most persuasive evidence about our complicated and unfair tax code can be found on this IRS webpage.
Fantasy Economics from India, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia
They foolishly think protectionism and industrial policy will produce good results.