by Dan Mitchell | Feb 7, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I’ve written many columns about Venezuela, Chile, and Argentina, but only one column specifically about Mexico. Since I’m currently in Mexico City doing some meetings and research about Mexico’s economic policy, time to make up for that lack...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 30, 2024 | Blogs, Taxation, VAT
I wrote 10 days ago about why a value-added tax would be a mistake for the United States. To help reinforce that argument, here’s a new map from the Tax Foundation showing VAT rates on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. With a few exceptions...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 26, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy, Government Waste
My “everything you need to know” columns have a common theme of highlighting stark examples to make broader points. China’s economic policies are misguided The USA is out-performing Europe People respond to tax incentives California has remarkably bad governance...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 10, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Back in 2022, I criticized President Biden because all of his major initiatives were increasing the burden of government spending. And it’s gotten worse since that column. Here’s a partial list of government expansions during the Biden years....
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 26, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs
Writing about the economic tragedy of Argentina, I’ve explained that one major problem is inflation, thanks to that country’s version of “modern monetary theory.” This is not a trivial problem. Here’s a chart, from a recent...
