by Dan Mitchell | Jul 18, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
Over the years, I’ve shared some clever images, jokes, and cartoons to expose the flawed mindset of those who hope to achieve coerced equality of outcomes with redistribution and high tax rates. The size of a pizza vs the share of a slice. The modern version of the...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 8, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Welfare and Entitlements
I’m like a broken record when it comes to entitlement spending. I’ve explained, ad nauseam, that programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, Obamacare, and Social Security must be reformed. In part, genuine entitlement reform is a good idea because you get better economic...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 4, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
Exactly five years, I created a Declaration of Dependence for my statist readers. It was supposed to be satire, but after looking at some new estimates of dependency, I now wonder whether I accidentally foretold America’s future. Anyhow, here’s how my attempt to be...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 2, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
As I’ve pointed out before, the big difference between the United States and Europe is not taxes on the rich. We both impose similar tax burden on high-income taxpayers, though Europeans are more likely to collect revenue from the rich with higher income tax rates and...
by Dan Mitchell | May 5, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Welfare and Entitlements
One of the more interesting policy debates, both in America and around the world, is whether convoluted and counterproductive welfare states should be scrapped and replaced with a “basic income” payment from the government. Finland is experimenting with the concept....
