by Dan Mitchell | Jul 6, 2024 | Blogs, States, Taxation
Most people don’t appreciate the importance of trend lines in public policy. A country with just a little bit more growth each year will become significantly richer in the long run. A modest change in annual spending growth can make a big difference in long-run fiscal...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 15, 2024 | Blogs, Economics, Europe
Economic freedom has been declining in the United States in recent decades. But it’s also been declining in Western Europe over the same period. It’s almost as if politicians on both sides of the Atlantic are having a race to see who can do the...
by Dan Mitchell | May 9, 2024 | Blogs, Free Market
I wrote in 2014, 2017, and 2020 about how free markets and limited government have produced amazing results in Singapore. Let’s revisit that country and we’ll start with this video from the Fraser Institute. Since the video explains that Singapore...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 28, 2024 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
The good news is that there is very little risk that President’s new budget – which is very similar to his previous budgets – will be approved by Congress. The bad news is that his budget is filled with terrible policy. Big expansions in the...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 12, 2024 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
I narrated a video more than 10 years ago to explain the recipe for poor nations to become rich nations. Kite & Key Media has unveiled a video with a similar message. The country comparisons were the most compelling part of the video. Indeed, I’ve...