by Dan Mitchell | Feb 5, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Regular readers know that I generally don’t get overly agitated about government debt (I get far more upset about counterproductive spending, regardless of how it is financed). But even I recognize that there is a point where debt becomes...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 21, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Welfare and Entitlements
Copying some self-styled national conservatives, Donald Trump this week endorsed major tax increases on lower-income and middle-class Americans. But he embraced huge tax increases in an indirect fashion. He did not say “let’s adopt money-siphoning value-added taxes”...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 23, 2022 | Blogs, Taxation
I applauded when Joe Biden used clever tax strategies to reduce his (apparently unpatriotic) tax bill to the IRS. I also applauded when Bill and Hillary Clinton engaged in clever tax avoidance, as well as John Kerry and Gov....
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 9, 2022 | Blogs
I’ve never been a fan of Donald Trump, though my criticism has always focused on his support for bad policies such as wasteful spending, foolish protectionism, and corrupt cronyism. Today I’m going to change hats and pretend to be a political...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 16, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs
At the risk of over-simplifying, there are three types of Republicans/conservatives today (at least from an economic perspective). Reaganites – principled supporters of smaller government and individual liberty.Trumpkins – populists or national conservatives...
