by Dan Mitchell | Nov 14, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Europe, Free Market, Welfare and Entitlements
Switzerland’s left-wing party has instigated a referendum for November 24 that asks voters to limit pay ranges so that a company wouldn’t be able to pay top employees more than 12 times what they’re paying their lowest-level employees. I talked with Neil Cavuto about...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 27, 2013 | Blogs, Economics
Sometimes you find support for capitalism and small government in some rather unexpected places. I was surprised, for instance, when I found out that Gene Simmons, the lead singer for Kiss, stated that, “Capitalism is the best thing that ever happened to human beings....
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 24, 2013 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
In prior posts, I’ve shared some remarkable numbers on the cost of regulation. Americans spend 8.8 billion hours every year filling out government forms. The economy-wide cost of regulation is now $1.75 trillion. For every bureaucrat at a regulatory agency, 100 jobs...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 6, 2013 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
I’ve narrated a video that cites Economic Freedom of the World data to explain the five major factors that determine economic performance. But that video is only six minutes long, so I only skim the surface. For those of you who feel that you’re missing out, you can...
by Dan Mitchell | May 7, 2013 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
I’ve written before about the remarkable vitality of Hong Kong and Singapore, two jurisdictions that deserve praise for small government and free markets. I have also praised Switzerland because of policies such as genuine federalism and financial privacy, and it goes...
