by Dan Mitchell | Jun 23, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I try not to get too agitated about media bias, but I sometimes get “triggered” when the deliberate inaccuracies involve economic issues. And I get really irked when reporters write about non-existent spending cuts. I’ve previously mocked the New York Times on this...
by Brian Garst | Nov 11, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
These are dark times for advocates of sane fiscal policy. The President and other Democrats have interpreted the recent election as a mandate to raise taxes, and if the past is any indication, the instinct from Republicans will be to cave. As if that isn’t bad...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 2, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
I mentioned yesterday that Senator Johnson of Wisconsin did a good job at the Senate Budget Committee’s hearing on tax reform. Today, I want to elaborate on two of his points. First, he asked all three of the witnesses what the maximum marginal tax rate on any...
