by Dan Mitchell | Oct 1, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs
When people (correctly) complain about Washington’s inefficiency and incompetence, I tell them that one of the problems is that the federal government is simply too big. Indeed, this is the core message of my 7th Theorem of Government. Simply...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 9, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs
I’ve been arguing for a long time that we need tax simplification rather than a bigger budget for the IRS. The clowns in Washington have a different perspective, however, and they approved the Biden-Harris plan to dramatically...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 8, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Canada has (or had) some very sensible policies involving school choice, welfare reform, corporate tax reform, bank bailouts, regulatory budgeting, spending restraint, the tax treatment of saving, and privatization of...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 31, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs
Governments are inherently inefficient and incompetent. But some of them are worse than others. Looking at states, places such as Illinois, California, and New Jersey seem to be the worst of the worst. But New York also...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 30, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Waste
The burden of government is expanding because of Joe Biden’s three most-notable legislative “accomplishments.” The misnamed Inflation Reduction Act. Big subsidies for the high-tech sector. An infrastructure boondoggle scheme. Today, let’s focus on the third...
