by Dan Mitchell | Jan 19, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
It is an understatement to declare that fiscal policy in France is terrible. The highest burden of government spending in Europe.The third-highest level of pension spending in the OECD.One of the biggest long-run fiscal...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 22, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation, Welfare and Entitlements
I worry about big tax increases because of America’s grim long-run fiscal outlook. The video clip is less than two minutes (taken from this longer discussion with Fergus Hodgson), but I can summarize my key point in just one very important sentence Anybody...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 28, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
Back in July, I made the case for the right kind of entitlement reform in a discussion with the folks at Live and Let Live. Today, I want to underscore why it is important to focus on “the right kind” of reform. On paper, you can save money with “means...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 16, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation, Welfare and Entitlements
Last week, I explained that “supply siders” need to be ardent advocates of spending restraint. After all, there is no chance of good tax policy in the future if the burden of federal spending continues to expand. I also wrote about “national conservatives”...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 21, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Health Care, Welfare and Entitlements
If Joe Biden’s bungled economic policy is any indication, the GOP may wind up controlling Washington in the not-too-distant future. If so, I hope Republicans rekindle their interest in the kind of genuine entitlement reform discussed in this interview. But...
