by Dan Mitchell | Nov 18, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, States
I was going to write about Argentina again today, following up on yesterday’s column. But the National Association of State Budget Officers has released a new report about spending in the 50 states. This is an opportunity to see how all the pandemic...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 16, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation, Welfare and Entitlements
Last week, I explained that “supply siders” need to be ardent advocates of spending restraint. After all, there is no chance of good tax policy in the future if the burden of federal spending continues to expand. I also wrote about “national conservatives”...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 14, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
I explained last week that excessive government spending is responsible for about 97 percent of America’s fiscal deterioration in the 21st century. I followed that column with two post-election pieces that explained how huge tax increases will be...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 11, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
In yesterday’s column, I explained Republicans are not credible advocates of lower tax rates if they don’t also push for spending restraint. And, as I explained to the Adam Smith Institute, they will be de facto advocates of higher taxes if they embrace the wrong...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 10, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation, Uncategorized
As part of a recent discussion at the Adam Smith Institute in London, I explained why advocates of sensible taxation in the U.S. and U.K. need to be serious about controlling government spending. At the risk of stating the obvious, it will be...
