by Dan Mitchell | Nov 5, 2018 | Blogs, Economics
Brazil appears to be a tragic example of what happens when societal capital erodes (or never gets established in the first place) and too many people in the country see government as a vehicle for redistribution. That environment leads to statist policies. Which...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 20, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy
When I write about poorly designed entitlement programs, I will warn about America’s Greek future. Simply stated, we will suffer the same chaos and disarray now plaguing Greece if we don’t engage in serious reform. Ideally sooner rather than later. But when I write...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 31, 2016 | Uncategorized
There was some genuinely good news in 2016, which is more than I can say for 2015 (my “best” development for that year was some polling data, followed by some small-ball tinkering). Though the good news for 2016 was mostly overseas. Here are the four things from...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 24, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
What could be more fun than to spend the day before Christmas reading about fiscal policy? I realize there are probably endless ways to answer that question, particularly since normal people are probably more concerned about the rumor that the feds are going to arrest...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 16, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
The good thing about being a libertarian (above and beyond respecting the rights and liberties of other people) is that you can always say “I told you so” when government intervention leads to bad results. Obamacare is a very good (albeit very painful) example. The...
