by Dan Mitchell | Nov 30, 2017 | Blogs, Taxation
I realize that we’re in the midst of an important tax battle in Washington and that I should probably be writing about likely amendments to the Senate tax bill. The bad Rubio-Lee proposal to increase refundable tax credits (i.e., redistribution spending that...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 27, 2017 | Blogs, Europe
Since I’m in London for a couple of speeches, I’ve taken advantage of this opportunity to make sure I’m up to speed on Brexit. Regular readers may recall that I supported the U.K.’s decision to leave the European Union. Simply stated, the European Union is a slowly...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 24, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs
In my writings about “Great Moments in Foreign Government,” I’ve come across amazing examples of bone-headed and incompetent behavior by politicians and bureaucrats in other nations. The British government giving welfare to people with multiple wives. The German...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 17, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I wrote yesterday about a very depressing development in the United Kingdom. Politicians in that country – including some supposed fiscal conservatives – are contemplating a big expansion in the burden of government spending in order to give pay hikes to the...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 16, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
One of my favorite charts shows how nations achieve great results when they engage in multi-year periods of spending restraint. The most important benefit is that the burden of government shrinks relative to the private sector, but it’s also worth noting that...
