by Dan Mitchell | Nov 8, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
When I argue with my statist friends about the proper size and scope of government, they accuse me of not wanting public services. My typical response is to explain that I am a strong supporter of markets as the method to get high-quality roads, schools,...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 31, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
Like any sensible person, I want victimless crimes to be legalized. In part because I believe in freedom, but also for utilitarian reasons. I don’t approve of drugs and I’ve never used drugs, but I think the social harm of prohibition is greater than the social harm...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 30, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs
My left-leaning friends periodically tell me that there’s a big difference between their benign policies of democratic socialism and the wretched track records of Marxist socialism, national socialism, and other forms of totalitarianism. I agree. Living in a European...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 26, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
I’ve warned many times that Italy is the next Greece. Simply stated, there’s a perfect storm of bad news. Government is far too big, debt is too high, and the economy is too sclerotic. I’ve always assumed that the country would suffer a full-blown fiscal crisis when...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 4, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs
I want higher wages. Indeed, that’s a big reason why I favor better tax policy. I want low rates and less double taxation so we get more entrepreneurship and investment, which then will lead to higher productivity and more compensation for workers. With this in mind,...
