by Dan Mitchell | Jan 27, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Since it was unveiled last September, I’ve cited three examples of my 20th Theorem of Government. Colombia France Brazil You’ll notice, however, that the Theorem is not limited to countries. That’s because local and regional politicians are just as capable of...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 26, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I’m a big fan of Ireland’s low corporate tax rate for three reasons. First, it shows that good tax policy generates positive economic outcomes as per-capita GDP in Ireland has grown by record amounts. Second, it shows that lower tax rates can in some...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 21, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
The most important goal of fiscal policy should be a small burden of government, and I explain in this video that you achieve that goal by restraining the growth of spending. Small government is good for prosperity since it means politicians are not...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 16, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Taxation
My primary criticism of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is that the Paris-based international bureaucracy is trying to become some sort of global tax enforcer for left-wing policy. Indeed, I founded CF&P in 2000 precisely because the...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 15, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
My recent book explains that we are stumbling our way to a fiscal crisis. If there’s any hope of avoiding a disaster, it will probably happen when and if good members of Congress (a vanishing breed) refuse to allow an increase in the debt...