Reckless fiscal policy at some point will produce a crisis.
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.
The 2023 International Tax Competitiveness Index
This year’s rankings may not surprise.
The Belt-and-Road Initiative: China’s Poisoned Chalice
China is trying to buy friends with foreign aid.
Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall, Which State Provides the Most Handouts of All?
It’s more lucrative in many states to live off the government rather than work.
The New Deal Was a Total Failure
Big government “conservatives” are wrong about the New Deal.
Ireland’s Corporate Tax and the Laffer Curve
Ireland is flush with revenue thanks to its low corporate tax rates.
The Most Important Ballot Initiative of 2023
Pro-spending lobbies and their allied politicians have not given up on their campaign to gut TABOR.
The Academic Case for Spending Limits
A new review of different fiscal rules.
Ranking Education Freedom in American States
The worst states are mostly predictable.
Paul Krugman’s Convenient U-Turn on Deficits
You may be wondering about Krugman’s sudden embrace of deficit reduction.