by Dan Mitchell | Jan 7, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs
Canadian politicians have often taken a wise approach to public policy (such as school choice, welfare reform, corporate tax reform, bank bailouts, regulatory budgeting, spending restraint, the tax treatment of saving,...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 6, 2025 | Blogs, States, Tax Competition, Taxation
I’ve written countless times about how taxpayers “vote with their feet” against high taxes and big government. Most recently, I wrote about rich people escaping Norway because that country’s left-wing government dramatically boosted its...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 5, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
As part of yesterday’s column about potential “offsets” for Trump’s tax agenda, I wrote “Don’t hold your breath” next to the line that stated taxpayers could save more than $500 billion if Congress refuses to spend any money on unauthorized programs. My...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 4, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Donald Trump played Santa Claus in his first term, with both tax cuts and big spending increases. Unsurprisingly, he wants to play Santa Claus in his second term as well. But he faces a couple of big challenges. First, as I wrote about two...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 3, 2025 | Brasil, Latin American Liberty Project
El objetivo de la política fiscal debería ser un gobierno limitado, lo que implica cumplir con la Regla de Oro de la contención del gasto. Cuando los países logran controlar la enfermedad del gasto excesivo, esa parece ser la única forma efectiva de reducir y eliminar...
