California is in trouble because of too much 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.
America’s Destructive Welfare State
The excessive welfare state has greatly undermined incentives to be productive.
The 2024 Version of Do-It-Yourself Budgeting
Unfortunately, it still focuses on the symptom of red ink rather than the real problem of excessive spending.
Bastiat and Credit Card Regulations
Limiting late fees on credit cards will lead to negative effects in other areas.
Another “Least Surprising Headline” for High Speed Rail
Lo and behold, skeptics were right.
Defending Supply-Side Economics
Rubin fawns over cherry-picked data and laughable assumptions.
Understanding Biden’s New Budget in Three Tweets
Joe Biden’s new budget will make America’s fiscal crisis even worse.
Must-Read Book on Fiscal Policy
The Greatest Ponzi Scheme on Earth releases on March 19.
Oregon and Drug Legalization
Were libertarians wrong?
Another School Choice Victory
Congratulations to Alabama families.









