by Dan Mitchell | Nov 29, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
At the risk of understatement, I’m not a fan of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Perhaps reflecting the mindset of the European governments that dominate its membership, the Paris-based international bureaucracy has morphed into a cheerleader...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 28, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Supply Side
There’s a lot of speculation in Washington about what a Trump Administration will do on government spending. Based on his rhetoric it’s hard to know whether he’ll be a big-spending populist or a hard-nosed businessman. But what if that fight is pointless? Back in...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 26, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
Earlier this year, I criticized the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development for endorsing an orgy of Keynesian spending. Did my criticism have an effect? Well, the bureaucrats in Paris just issued a new report that bluntly suggests a reorientation of...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 21, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Welfare and Entitlements
When I give speeches on fiscal policy, I commonly get some variation of this question (and you can choose one of more of the options). Isn’t our fiscal problem largely the result of the wars/intervention/Iraq/Afghanistan/Libya/Syria launched by...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 19, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Welfare and Entitlements
I’m a fiscal policy wonk, so I freely acknowledge that I sometimes look at the world through green-eyeshade-colored lenses. But I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that expanding entitlements, changing demographics, and increasing dependency are the main...
