by Dan Mitchell | May 15, 2012 | Blogs, Europe, Tax Competition, Taxation
I wrote last year about a tax protest in Ireland, and I wrote earlier this year about a tax revolt in Greece. But Irish and Greek taxpayers are wimps compared to their Italian compatriots. When Italians decide to have a tax revolt, they don’t kid around. Here are some...
by Dan Mitchell | May 9, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I wrote a detailed blog post yesterday, showing that European governments have been very reluctant to restrain the burden of government spending. Part of the problem is that the debate in Europe is a no-win exercise, pitting proponents of higher taxes (which is...
by Dan Mitchell | May 8, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Europe, Government Spending, Keynesian
With both France and Greece deciding to jump out of the left-wing frying pan into the even-more-left-wing fire, European fiscal policy has become quite a controversial topic. But I find this debate and discussion rather tedious and unrewarding, largely because it pits...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 24, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Europe, Government Spending
With the exception of a few top-notch thinkers such as Pierre Bessard and Allister Heath, there are very few people in Europe who can intelligently analyze public policy, particularly with regard to fiscal issues. I don’t know if Fredrik Erixon of the Brussels-based...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 29, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Regulations, Taxation
Last year, I shared a very amusing Michael Ramirez cartoon showing Obama as the European lemming. Now, Mark Helprin takes a much more serious look at the same issue in the Wall Street Journal, commenting on the wisdom (or lack thereof) of Obama’s interest in the...
