by Dan Mitchell | Jun 16, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Energy
At the risk of understatement, big government has a dismal track record of imposing higher costs on the private sector, both directly and indirectly. Which is why this cartoon definitely belongs in my mock-government...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 14, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Echoing remarks earlier this month to a group in Nigeria, I spoke today about fiscal economics to the 2022 Africa Liberty Camp in Entebbe, Uganda. During the Q&A session, I was asked to specify the ideal amount of government spending....
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 13, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs
For those who read these columns on my website, you presumably have noticed that I have a rotating banner at the top of the page. One of the options is a quote from Milton Friedman about the blundering inefficiency of Washington. Though I believe in fairness. I...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 9, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
Based on research from the Congressional Budget Office, I’ve shared estimates of the potential economic damage from the fiscal plan Joe Biden unveiled last year. But now he has a new budget. So what if we simply focus on the tax portion of...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 3, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Welfare and Entitlements
As part of my recent appearance on The Square Circle (we discussed Uvalde police, gun control, and Ukraine), I said that the new Social Security numbers were the under-reported story of the week. For more details, I was referring to the latest Trustees Report,...
