by Dan Mitchell | May 2, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Socialism
Since I think comparative economics can be very enlightening, I’m quite pleased to see a new study by David Burton of the Heritage Foundation, which uses several metrics to assess the relative merits of socialism and free enterprise. This is not necessarily an easy...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 24, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
I admired the Tea Party because it was made up of people who were upset by the bipartisan waste and corruption of Washington. And I think they even had a positive – albeit only temporary – effect. But the “Yellow Vest” protesters in France, as I explain in this...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 24, 2019 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by NewsMax on April 22, 2019. The Federal Reserve is getting a lot of news coverage because of new nominations that President Donald Trump has put forth to serve on the Board of Governors. But America’s central bank also should be in the news...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 20, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
Argentina is a sobering example of how statist policies can turn a rich nation into a poor nation. I’m not exaggerating. After World War II, Argentina was one of the world’s 10-richest nations. But then Juan Perón took power and initiated Argentina’s slide toward big...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 16, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Socialism, Taxation
Bernie Sanders demonizes the rich and argues that millionaires need to pay higher tax rates in order to finance a bigger burden of government. Which presumably means that he should surrender more of his income, since he is part of the gilded class. The New York...
