by Dan Mitchell | Oct 10, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Supply Side, Taxation
In addition to being a contest over expanding the burden of government spending, the Democratic primary also is a contest to see who wants the biggest tax increases. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have made class-warfare taxation an integral part of their...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 3, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
I sometimes mock the New York Times for dodgy and inaccurate writing about economics. Though, to be fair, the paper has many sound journalists who do a good job, so I should be more careful about explaining that the mistakes are the result of specific reporters and...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 30, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
Three years ago, I shared a cartoon that succinctly summarized the problem with socialism and the welfare state. It’s the same lesson that we also get from Thomas Sowell, which is that redistribution over time creates an ever-larger number of dependents financed by...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 26, 2019 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I’m getting worried that Senator Bernie Sanders is fading in the polls. That doesn’t make me happy. I want Crazy Bernie to stay relevant. Why? Because he’s an endless source of clever satire. Previous editions of Bernie humor can be found here and here. For today’s...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 31, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
The invaluable John Stossel has an entertaining and informative video that estimates how many handouts are being promised by Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg, Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, and Elizabeth Warren. Wow, how depressing. When I wrote about about the...
