by Dan Mitchell | Mar 29, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Government Waste
Since the economy suffers when tax rates go up and the burden of government spending increases, there obviously are plenty of awful features in President Biden’s newly released budget. If I had to select a worst feature, though, I’d be tempted to...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 23, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
I’ve identified seven reasons to oppose tax increases, but explain in this interview that the biggest reason is that it would be a mistake to give politicians more money to finance an ever-larger burden of government spending. I had two goals when responding this...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 15, 2022 | Blogs, States, Taxation
I wrote two months ago about Iowa lawmakers voting for a simple and fair flat tax. I explained how this reform would make the state more competitive, but I want to build upon that argument with some of the Tax Foundation’s data. Starting with this map from...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 14, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Two days ago, I explained that spending caps are better than anti-deficit rules. In this clip from the same panel discussion, I talk about how a spending cap should be designed. The key design issue is how fast spending should increase....
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 25, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe, Government Spending, Taxation, Welfare and Entitlements
When I compare the United States and Europe, it’s usually because I want to make the point that people on the other side of the Atlantic have lower living standards in large part because there is a more onerous fiscal burden of government. Simply...
