by Dan Mitchell | Jul 29, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Welfare and Entitlements
Joe Biden wants to dramatically expand the welfare state (more than $5 trillion of new spending over the next 10 years). In this discussion with Ross Kaminsky of KHOW in Denver, I warn that the President’s proposal for per-child handouts is an...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 19, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
Over the past couple of years, one of the most disturbing – and also revealing – things to happen in Washington is when Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez proposed giving more money to people “unwilling to work.” As discussed in this interview, the left...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 8, 2021 | Blogs, Economics
When I first looked at the issue of “basic income,” back in 2013, my gut reaction was deep skepticism. That’s because I feared many people would drop out of the labor force if they could live off government handouts (as illustrated by this Wizard-of-Id...
by Dan Mitchell | May 19, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe, Welfare and Entitlements
The United States has a big economic advantage over Europe in part because the burden of welfare spending is lower. This means fewer people trapped in government dependency in America. And it means a smaller tax burden in America....
by Dan Mitchell | May 13, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Welfare and Entitlements
I wrote two days ago about subsidized unemployment, followed later in the day by this interview. This controversy raises a fundamental economic issue. I explained in the interview that employers only hire people when they expect a new worker will generate at...
