by Dan Mitchell | Jan 17, 2022 | Blogs, Economics
To explain why politicians should not interfere with prices, I’ve shared videos from Marginal Revolution, Don Boudreaux, Learn Liberty, and Russ Roberts. To add to that collection, here’s part of a lecture by Professor Antony Davies. The bottom...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 27, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs
It’s hard to be optimistic about Japan’s economic future, in large part because the burden of government is expanding thanks to an aging population and a tax-and-transfer entitlement system. Maintaining that approach is a recipe for ever-higher...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 16, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
If you’re a policy wonk, you’ll enjoy this history of how government regulation has hindered the development of telecommunications technology. I want to focus on the part of the video, beginning about 30:00, which discusses “net neutrality.” The interview with...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 29, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
Tax issues such as depreciation, net operating losses, worldwide taxation, and carry forwards probably set the record for inducing boredom, but I suspect most people also have little interest in a workforce issue known as “employment...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 14, 2021 | Blogs, Economics
There are some issues – such as class-warfare tax rates and the minimum wage – where intelligent people on the left will privately admit being wrong (or at least they will admit adverse consequences). Another example is rent control. Indeed,...
