by Dan Mitchell | Apr 11, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
When I wrote about long-run policy lessons from the pandemic, I mostly focused on the incompetence of the bureaucrats at the FDA and CDC. I also wrote that Sweden had a very sensible approach. Politicians did not...
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 29, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Given what I recently wrote about America’s long-fun fiscal outlook, it is easy to understand why I expressed pessimism as part of a conversation with David McIntosh of the Club for Growth. The presidential candidates are a big reason for my dour outlook. Joe...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 27, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
Last year, I filled out a do-it-yourself federal budget prepared by the Washington Post and another one put together by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. In both cases, my main complaint was that they did not give enough...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 25, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, States
Colorado has the best fiscal rule in the United States. The Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) limits state government spending so that it cannot grow faster than inflation plus population. Does Colorado’s spending cap work perfectly?...
