by Dan Mitchell | Mar 5, 2026 | Blogs, Government Spending, States
If you follow state fiscal policy, there’s a very important battle happening in the Pacific Northwest. Democrats in the state of Washington are trying to muster the votes to push through an income tax. As depicted by the chart, the spending burden...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 3, 2026 | Blogs, Taxation
Is it time to pack our belongings and head to Argentina, where Javier Milei is dramatically improving economic policy and cultural attitudes? I’m joking, but also not joking. The reason I’m not joking is that there’s a very depressing...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 27, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
As part of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity’s Latin American Liberty project. I’m spending most of the winter south of the border. I’ve been teaching economics at Universidad de la Libertad in Mexico City (one more week of classes remaining for my lucky – or...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 19, 2026 | Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
I wrote last June that Zohran Mamdani’s platform for New York City was akin to a suicide note. Today, let’s see how the “Caviar Communist” wants to deal with fiscal policy. But let’s first look at two graphs so we can understand New York City’s finances....
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 15, 2026 | Blogs, Government Spending, Welfare and Entitlements
Let’s start today’s column with two simple and uncontroversial statements. Without real entitlement reform, the burden of government spending will grow dramatically over the next few decades. There are only three ways – taxes, borrowing, and money-printing – to...
