by Dan Mitchell | May 1, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Crime, Society
It’s hard to pick the worst government policy since there are so many options. Death tax – The IRS penalizing saving and investment by grabbing money just because someone dies.Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac – Government entities that helped give us the 2008...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 1, 2023 | Blogs, Education
It’s not easy being a libertarian, especially when your job is to protect economic liberty. Politicians have a natural incentive to increase the size, scope, and power of government. In almost all cases, our freedoms are best protected when politicians...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 6, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Crime, Society
Hard-core libertarians sometimes point out that thieves and tax bureaucracies have a lot in common. Both use the threat of force and punishment to take money from unwilling victims. There’s a lot of truth to that comparison. I give money to...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 1, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
It’s an annual tradition (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, etc) to list a handful of things that I hope might happen in the upcoming year, as well as the things I fear may happen. Sadly, since I understand the economics of “public choice” (something...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 18, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs
Even though I think economic growth is very important for human flourishing and strongly support the laissez-faire policies that will generate more prosperity, I’m mostly a libertarian because of moral reasons. Simply stated, I hate when government...
