Maybe we should let market forces work

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.
Fiscal Patriotism
The kick-the-can-down-the-road approach is a recipe for fiscal chaos.
The Economic Consequences of Biden’s Budget
The United States would be shooting itself in the foot.
Fiscal Fights with Friends: Tax Increases Don’t Improve National Well-Being
AEI’s incomplete analysis of the budget.
More Good News Thanks to Colorado’s TABOR Spending Cap
Is this the feel-good story of 2024?
The Economics of Creative Destruction, Part III
Why Schumpeter was pessimistic about the survival of capitalism.
Beware Bad Budget Deals, Part III
There is no need to make our bad tax system even worse with tax increases.
Democrats, Republicans, and Job Creation
The recipe for growth and prosperity applies regardless of which political party holds power.
The 2024 Version of America’s Dismal Fiscal Future
CBO’s spending forecast over some very bad news.
Washington’s Fiscal Ponzi Scheme
The book isn’t all bad news.









