by Dan Mitchell | Jun 22, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
The big fiscal debate in the United States is whether the United States should become a European-style welfare state, which is something that automatically will happen over the next few decades in the absence of genuine entitlement reform. Some...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 16, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs
I gladly defend profits. I even defend profits for big companies. But I usually include an all-important caveat that profits are only good if earned in a competitive marketplace. At the risk of understatement, I get angry when big companies...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 5, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, States
Give Minnesota politicians credit for consistency. Their policies have Minnesota ranked #39 in both Economic Freedom of North America and Freedom in the 50 states. Those are ratings for overall economic freedom. When looking specifically at fiscal...
by Dan Mitchell | May 29, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Looking just at fiscal policy, who is the worst president in American history? Based on historical data from the Office of Management and Budget, I calculated a few years ago that Richard Nixon was the biggest spender, followed by Lydon...
by Dan Mitchell | May 17, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
I explained during a recent speech in Poland that I get very upset when big companies support policies that disproportionately harm small businesses. By the way, I have no objection to big companies simply because they are big. Or merely because they...
