by Dan Mitchell | Sep 28, 2015 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
It’s been a challenge to assess Donald Trump’s fiscal policies since they’ve been an eclectic and evolving mix of good and bad soundbites. Though I did like what he said about wanting to pay as little tax as possible because the government wastes so much of our money....
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 23, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Welfare and Entitlements
As we get deeper into an election season, many politicians feel compelled to discuss how to deal with poverty. And some of them may even be serious about trying to improve the system. This hopefully will lead to big-picture discussions of key issues, such as why the...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 18, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
Almost everyone in Washington is talking about the recent GOP debate. I sent out a few tweets as I watched, and my main after-the-fact observation is that there was very little discussion about the ever-growing burden of government spending, which is America’s most...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 15, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation
Is “supply-side economics” a bad thing or good thing? It depends on what one means by the phrase. If it means that all tax cuts are self financing or that low tax burdens are the sole key to prosperity, then critics are right about it being a form of “voodoo...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 14, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
Is “supply-side economics” a bad thing or good thing? It depends on what one means by the phrase. If it means that all tax cuts are self financing or that low tax burdens are the sole key to prosperity, then critics are right about it being a form of “voodoo...
