by Dan Mitchell | Mar 18, 2014 | Blogs, Economics
The political left obviously hopes that it can score political points by pitching some Americans against others with a campaign based on income inequality and class warfare taxation. Is there any merit to this approach? Are the less fortunate suffering because some...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 17, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Welfare and Entitlements
My all-time most-viewed blog post wasn’t the parable about beer and the tax system. Nor was it the joke about California, Texas, and the Coyote. Those won the silver and bronze trophies. The gold medal belongs to the two pictures that explain how the welfare...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 16, 2014 | Blogs, Economics
With Crimea potentially breaking away from Ukraine and the ongoing risk of conflict, it’s time to revisit the topic. I explained a few weeks ago that decentralization was one way of defusing the crisis. Now Kevin Hassett of the American Enterprise Institute has...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 15, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
The headline of this post might not be completely honest. Indeed, if you asked me to grade the accuracy of my title, I’ll admit right away that it falls into the “if you like your plan, you can keep your plan” category of mendacity. But I’m only prevaricating to set...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 13, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Minimum Wage, Regulations
I wish there was a magic wand that somebody could wave and all of us would have more money. Or maybe Santa Claus could play that role, or some version of the Tooth Fairy. And if that magic person only had limited powers, I would want more money specifically for those...
