by Dan Mitchell | Jun 15, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, States
As indicated by one of my columns last week, I’m a big believer in federalism. Indeed, I’ve even proposed that Washington shouldn’t operate any social programs. No food stamps. No Medicaid. No redistribution programs of any kind. Such programs, to the extent they...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 10, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
There are plenty of people on the left who write serious and substantive articles about fiscal policy. For instance, I strongly disagree with many of the policy prescriptions from the IMF and the OECD, but those international bureaucracies are reasonably rigorous with...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 8, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs
Last week, I participated in a webinar with IES Europe. The program covered a wide range of issues, including tax competition, Social Security reform, and the recipe for national prosperity. Here’s what I said on the topic of federalism. To add some hard data to the...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 7, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs
Hardly anybody noticed because the nation has been focused on protests about police misbehavior, but Joe Biden officially clinched the Democratic nomination this past week. And he’s now comfortably ahead in the political betting markets as well as public polling. If...
by Dan Mitchell | May 27, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Margaret Thatcher was the British version of Ronald Reagan, a leader who resuscitated a nation by rolling back the size and scope of government. She also is famous for one of the most accurate observations ever made about fiscal policy. Her warning proved prophetic...
