by Dan Mitchell | Sep 24, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
My 20th Theorem of Government is based on the very simple – but empirically rigorous – premise that the key fiscal variable is spending growth. If government is restrained, there are inevitably good outcomes. If government grows rapidly,...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 23, 2025 | Blogs, Capital Gains, Economics, Supply Side, Taxation
From a big-picture economic perspective, I worry most about the damage of high tax burdens on innovation, entrepreneurship, and investment. Those are things that generate enormous benefits for society, yet also things that...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 18, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe
Back in 2011, I speculated about which nation would be the next debt domino. I even wondered if it might be the United States. Now I look at the chart I shared and think those were “the good ol’ days.” Why? Because all of those nations today (other than Ireland)...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 16, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
When contemplating which nation will be the next to suffer a fiscal crisis, Italy has traditionally been on everyone’s watch list. Including mine. But now there’s a lot of attention on France, and with good reason. And I think many people...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 13, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
In an interview with Patrick Young, I pontificated on a wide range of issues. Here’s a clip of me making the case that Javier Milei might save the world from a seemingly inevitable fiscal crisis. If you don’t want to spend three minutes...
