by Dan Mitchell | Jul 12, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Free Market, Welfare and Entitlements
Last month, I exposed some major errors that Paul Krugman committed when he criticized Estonia for restraining the burden of government spending. My analysis will be helpful since I am now in Estonia for a speech about economic reform, and I wrote a column that was...
by Dan Mitchell | May 3, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
There are two serious problems with America’s Social Security system. Almost everyone knows about the first problem, which is that the system is bankrupt, with huge unfunded liabilities of about $30 trillion. The other crisis is that the system gives workers a lousy...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 9, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
Many people think that my opposition to tax increases is ideological, but they’re wrong. If someone told me that I magically had the power to flick a switch and give the country a flat tax, but that simple and fair tax system would only be possible if the rate was set...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 11, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Health Care, Welfare and Entitlements
I like to think people in the United States still believe in liberty, and I’ve cited some polling data in support of American Exceptionalism. And it seems like that philosophical belief in individualism and limited government sometimes has an impact in the polling...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 9, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Welfare and Entitlements
Last year, I narrated a CF&P video making the case for Medicaid reform. The proposal is very simple: Replicate the success of the welfare reform of the 1990s by block granting the program and giving states full autonomy to figure out how best to provide health...
