by Dan Mitchell | Apr 16, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation, Welfare and Entitlements
I have repeatedly pointed out that opponents of entitlement reform support big tax increases. And, as I explain in this segment from a recent presentation, they specifically support tax increases on lower-income and middle-class households. Why do I assert that they...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 14, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
The big fiscal fight in Washington is whether the United States should become a European-style welfare state. In part, this is automatically happening because of demographic change and poorly designed entitlement programs. But there’s...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 13, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs
I don’t like big-government Democrats, but I’m even more hostile to big-government Republicans. That’s because the Democrats don’t lie to me. They openly advocate higher taxes and a bigger burden of government spending. Many Republicans, by...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 5, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Health Care
When I write about Sweden, it is usually to point out the nation’s schizophrenic approach to public policy – very bad on fiscal issues but very good in other areas like trade, regulation, and monetary policy. Though there are even some good...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 4, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe
Why did many European nations, most notably Greece, suffer fiscal crises about a dozen years ago? Because the burden of government spending, which already was excessive, increased even further. And with taxes already very onerous in...
