by Dan Mitchell | Dec 14, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
Earlier this year, I cited the European Union’s latest Ageing Report to highlight the fact that private Social Security already exists in nations such as Denmark, Sweden, Estonia, Greece, and the Netherlands. But it’s...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 13, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
Big government and socialism are bad for prosperity, but are such policies nonetheless popular? Do people want a bigger welfare state? This great video from the Fraser Institute provides the answers (if you’re pressed for time, start watching at 4:15). And if you...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 12, 2024 | Blogs, Trade
In Part I of this series, I showed that there has been a long-run decline of manufacturing employment in the United States, but pointed out that it is silly to blame this drop on trade agreements such as NAFTA or the WTO. What’s really happened is...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 11, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
Given the dirigiste mindset of the nation’s politicians, I’ve joked that France’s national sport is taxation. And I mocked a former French President for graciously and mercifully deciding that no residents should pay more than 80 percent of their income...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 10, 2024 | Argentina, Latin American Liberty Project
Hoy se cumple un año de la toma de posesión de Javier Milei como Presidente de Argentina. Empecemos nuestra celebración con este vídeo de Reason. Para comprender el reto al que se enfrentó Milei al asumir el cargo, te recomiendo que veas cada segundo del vídeo. Pero...
