by Dan Mitchell | Feb 23, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
At the start of the year, I pointed out how politicians used the pandemic as an excuse to increase the long-run trend line of government spending. Today, let’s look at how one component of the federal budget has contributed to America’s perilous fiscal...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 14, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
In Part I of this series, I wrote about the size of government in France (it’s too big). In Part II of this series, I wrote about the growth of government in France (it’s growing too fast). For Part III of the series, let’s consider some of the...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 6, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
On this date in 1911, one of America’s greatest presidents was born. I celebrated Ronald Reagan’s birthday with a video in 2011. Let’s do the same thing this year and listen to his wise words about government spending. Reagan didn’t just have good...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 4, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
When thinking about fiscal policy, most Americans think the country’s biggest problem is rising levels of government debt. So this chart, based on the Congressional Budget Office’s most-recent 30-year forecast, is what worries them most. I have a...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 27, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Since it was unveiled last September, I’ve cited three examples of my 20th Theorem of Government. Colombia France Brazil You’ll notice, however, that the Theorem is not limited to countries. That’s because local and regional politicians are just as capable of...
