by Dan Mitchell | Apr 30, 2021 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market, Supply Side
If nothing else, Biden’s big-government agenda is triggering a debate about fundamental issues, such as whether it’s a good idea to make America’s economy more like Singapore or more like Italy. In making the case for the Italian approach of higher...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 4, 2021 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
The 2021 edition of the Index of Economic Freedom was released today (as I’ve repeatedly stated, it’s my favorite annual publication from the Heritage Foundation). There are five things that merit attention 1. Hong...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 5, 2021 | Blogs, Free Market
In an ad during last year’s campaign, Kamala Harris asserted that “equitable treatment means we all end up at the same place.” In other words, lots of class-warfare taxation to finance lots of means-tested redistribution. Here’s an oft-used meme illustrating this...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 2, 2021 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Back on December 28, I shared four charts for the explicit reason that I wanted everyone to understand that average living standards in the western world have skyrocketed over the past few centuries. I could have used that data to clear up myths about “robber barons”...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 28, 2020 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
My recent three-part series (here, here, and here) explained why policy makers should seek to reduce poverty rather than inequality. I want to expand on that point today by showing why growing the pie is more important than how it is sliced. I’ve previously opined on...
