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...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 5, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
As part of yesterday’s column about potential “offsets” for Trump’s tax agenda, I wrote “Don’t hold your breath” next to the line that stated taxpayers could save more than $500 billion if Congress refuses to spend any money on unauthorized programs. My...
