by Dan Mitchell | Aug 2, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
In the pre-Trump era, I used to ask whether Republicans were fiscally responsible Reaganites or big-spending Bushies. In recent years, the question has become whether the GOP is a small-government Reagan party or a big-government Trump party....
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 28, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs
He’s only been in office since late last year, but President Javier Milei of Argentina is doing an amazing job, dramatically reducing inflation in a very short time. And he’s also significantly reduced the burden of government spending, leading to...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 7, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
I’ve written previously about Pakistan getting into trouble because government spending grew too fast over a multi-year period. And I also wrote about Kenya suffering economic problems for the same reason. Today, let’s look at the fiscal...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 27, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
I wrote earlier this year about Kenya’s fiscal policy and I made two points. Kenya is in trouble because the burden of government spending has exploded over the past twenty-plus years. Tax increases in Kenya are backfiring because people are changing their...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 23, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
More than 13 years ago, when many European nations were rocked by fiscal crisis, I speculated about which nation would be the next to suffer a Greek-style meltdown. I focused my analysis on Japan, Italy, Greece, Belgium, Spain, and Portugal. And I...
