by Dan Mitchell | May 4, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs
There are all sorts of long-running battles in the economics profession, perhaps most notably the never-ending dispute about Keynesian economics. Another contentious issues is the degree to which society should accept less growth in order to achieve...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 28, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs
We can learn a lot by looking at economic history. It’s instructive to note, for instance, that the United States evolved from agricultural poverty to middle-class prosperity in the 1800s – during a time when the burden of government spending...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 11, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs
There’s a growing controversy about whether the various coronavirus-lockdown rules should be relaxed for people who have been vaccinated (as opposed to being relaxed for hypocritical politicians). And if those restrictions are relaxed, vaccinated people...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 10, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
The International Monetary Fund’s dogmatic support for higher taxes and bigger government makes it “the dumpster fire of the global economy.” Wherever IMF bureaucrats go, it seems they push for high-tax policies that will weaken growth. That’s...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 29, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I get asked why I frequently criticize Republicans. My response is easy. I care about results rather than rhetoric. And while GOP politicians often pay lip service to the principles of limited government, they usually increase spending even...
