by Dan Mitchell | Oct 15, 2025 | Blogs, Economics
Back in 2011, I shared two cartoons to illustrate why the welfare state might theoretically collapse. Today, I’m going to examine what I fear will be a real-world example. I’ve written a four-part series about France’s dire fiscal status...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 14, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
There can be honest and constructive debates about the size of government, such as when I cross swords with someone on the left who understands Arthur Okun’s efficiency-equity tradeoff. Another legitimate debate is about the impact of tax policy,...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 12, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
I wrote a column about taxes and growth in 2020. Let’s augment that analysis by digging into some details. I decided to address the issue today after seeing a tweet with this helpful summary of how different taxes cause different levels of economic...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 10, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Trade
After Trump’s first term, right after he left office, I assessed his economic policy. I pointed out that Trump was good on some issues (taxes and regulation) and bad on others (spending and trade). The net result, I wrote, was that, “his...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 8, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Supply Side, Taxation
Part I of this series looked at how the capital gains tax discourages old people from selling their homes. Part II of this series looked at how a so-called luxury tax was distorting the vehicle market in Australia. For our third installment in the...
