by Dan Mitchell | Apr 18, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
I don’t know whether to be impressed or horrified by Paul Krugman. I’m impressed that he’s always “on message.” No matter what’s happening in America or around the world, he always has some sort of story about why events show the need for bigger government. But I’m...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 1, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
It’s amazingly simple to reduce the burden of government spending. Policy makers simply need to impose some modest spending restraint so that government doesn’t grow faster than the economy’s productive sector. In a display of humility that can only be found in...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 25, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation
Last week, I applauded the Chairmen of the House and Senate Budget Committees for proposing budgets that complied with my Golden Rule, which means the burden of government would grow slower than the private sector. But my praise was limited because neither budget is...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 19, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
Earlier this year, President Obama proposed a budget that would impose new taxes and add a couple of trillion dollars to the burden of government spending over the next 10 years. The Republican Chairmen of the House and Senate Budget Committees have now weighed in....
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 26, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
Just like the swallows return each year to Capistrano, I eagerly await the Congressional Budget Office’s release of its annual Economic and Budget Outlook. But not just because I’m a fiscal wonk. I also like perusing this publication to find CBO’s “baseline” forecast...
