by Dan Mitchell | Nov 9, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Last April, I shared some data showing that Colorado’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights had forced politicians in the Centennial State to return $8.2 billion of tax revenue. The state’s politicians did not want to return the money. But TABOR is a...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 31, 2024 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
I realize the election is just a few days away and there are many bad ideas to analyze from both candidates, but I can’t resist sharing this preposterous soundbite from a woman at the (horribly misnamed) International Growth...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 29, 2024 | Blogs, Taxation
What’s the most radical part of Kamala Harris’ agenda? I’m tempted to say it’s what she has said about wanting the Marxist notion of “equality of outcomes.” But I suspect (or hope!) that’s just empty campaign rhetoric. If we look at the specific ideas...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 23, 2024 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation, Trade
I’m not a fan of the International Monetary Fund, mostly because of the bureaucracy’s support for bailouts and higher taxes. Those are terrible policies for the global economy. If you want to add insult to injury, the IMF’s forecasting ability also...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 21, 2024 | Blogs, Europe
In April of 2023, I wrote about the fact that there is more spending and more debt in the PIGS (Portugal, Italy, Greece, and Spain) compared to levels before the last European fiscal crisis. In December of 2023, I wrote about the growing burden of...
