by Dan Mitchell | Aug 19, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe, Taxation
I’ve written before how ordinary workers are basically tax slaves in Europe. Today, let’s look at new evidence about the absurd extent of taxation in Europe. Here’s a chart shared by Michael Arouet, showing how much it costs a...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 23, 2025 | Blogs, Europe
Being a libertarian is refreshingly simple. You get to control your own life and you have no desire to dictate how other people live. Government exists (or should exist) basically to protect life, liberty, and property. Maybe a few additional “public...
by Dan Mitchell | May 14, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Europe
There’s an enormous amount of data showing that people in the United States enjoy much higher livings standards than Europeans. That’s not too surprising since most European governments have adopted large-sized welfare states while...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 9, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Europe
Part I of this series showed higher wages and better housing in the United States, while Part II showed an ever-larger GDP advantage for America. Part III will begin with this John Stossel video. Sven Larson is an Associate Scholar at CF&P, so I’m...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 10, 2025 | Blogs, Europe
The American version of the Green New Deal included some subsidies for inefficient wind and solar, but it was largely just a marketing gimmick for a big expansion in the burden of government (everything from Medicare for All to student...
