by Dan Mitchell | Mar 26, 2020 | Bailouts, Big Government, Blogs, Europe
I’m not an optimist about Europe’s economic future. Most nations have excessive welfare states and punitive taxes, which is hardly good news. You then have to consider demographic trends such as aging populations (i.e., more people relying on government) and falling...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 15, 2020 | Blogs, Europe, Health Care
I wrote recently how government regulation and bureaucratic inefficiency are hindering an effective response to coronavirus in the United States. And I also wrote yesterday about one foolish response from Washington to the crisis. But what about developments in other...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 24, 2020 | Blogs, Europe, Tax Competition, Tax Harmonization, Taxation
There are many boring topics in tax policy, such as the debate between expensing and depreciation for business investment. International tax rules also put most people to sleep, but they’re nonetheless important. Indeed, the United States government is currently...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 3, 2019 | Blogs, Europe
The Department of Agriculture should be abolished. Yesterday, if possible. It’s basically a welfare scam for politically connected farmers and it undermines the efficiency of America’s agriculture sector. Some of the specific handouts – such as those...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 7, 2019 | Blogs, Europe
I was interviewed yesterday about the economy. That meant talking about new jobs numbers, as well as speculating on what’s happening with the Federal Reserve. For today’s column, though, I want to share the part of the interview that focused on the United Kingdom’s...
