by Dan Mitchell | Aug 25, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
When I wrote last month about the Green New Deal, I warned that it was cronyism on steroids. Simply stated, the proposal gives politicians massive new powers to intervene and this would be a recipe for staggering levels of Solyndra-style corruption. Well, the World...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 10, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Free Market
Having been inspired by Ronald Reagan’s libertarian-ish message (and track record), I’ve always been suspicious of alternative forms of conservatism for the simple reason that they always seem to mean bigger government. There was George H.W. Bush’s “kinder and...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 5, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
In my libertarian fantasies, we dramatically shrink the size of the federal government and return to pre-1913 policy by getting rid of the income tax. But if I’m forced to be at least vaguely realistic, the second-best option is scrapping the current tax code and...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 24, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Minimum Wage
Two months ago, I pointed out that San Francisco’s housing crisis was a “learnable moment” because some folks on the left actually now understand the negative consequences of government intervention. Now I’m wondering if we might actually have a learnable moment on...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 23, 2019 | Big Government, Economics, Taxation, Welfare and Entitlements
I’m not a big fan of the current tax system. I’m also not supportive of America’s bankrupt Social Security system. The country would be much better off with fundamental reform of both the tax system and Social Security. Some groups will be reap especially large...
