by Dan Mitchell | Aug 15, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Three days ago, I wrote about Australia’s system of personal retirement accounts and explained why it is much better than America’s bankrupt Social Security system. This does not mean, however, that Australia does a good job with overall...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 10, 2025 | Blogs
Over the past 11 months, ever since I introduced my 20th Theorem of Government, I’ve reviewed fiscal data for five countries (China, Greece, France, Brazil, Colombia) and two states (Maryland, Washington). Of those seven examples, only...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 4, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
What’s America’s worst city? According to some recent research, it’s Oakland. And a few years before, another expert picked Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario in California. But what if we look at major cities? Possible contestants include San...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 2, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Regular readers know I’m not a Trumpie. Some of his policies are terrible (protectionism), while others are irresponsible (punting on entitlements) or misguided (new tax loopholes). But I have to give credit where credit is due. Unlike every other Republican president...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 28, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
Back in 2020, I created a simple visual to explain potential options for Social Security. My goal was to help readers understand that politicians have the ability to make the current system better, but they also could make it even worse. But I’m not...
