by Dan Mitchell | Nov 4, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
If Republicans do as well as expected in next Tuesday’s mid-term elections, especially with regard to gubernatorial and state legislative contests, I expect that more states will enact and expand on school choice in 2023. That will be great...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 29, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe, Government Spending
As part of “European Fiscal Policy Week,” I’ve complained about bad Italian fiscal policy, bad Europe-wide fiscal policy, bad British fiscal policy, and also the unhelpful role of the European Union. But I want to end the week on an...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 26, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe, Government Spending, Taxation
I discussed Italy’s looming fiscal crisis on Monday and then argued against a potential bailout on Tuesday. Today, let’s focus on the rest of Europe. I gave a presentation yesterday in Brussels about “Public Finances in the Eurozone” and used the...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 25, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe, Government Spending
I wrote yesterday to speculate about a possible fiscal crisis in Italy. Today, here are my thoughts on why there should not be a bailout if/when a crisis occurs. I have moral objections to bailouts, but let’s focus in this column on the practical impact. And let’s...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 21, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Domestic programs are the main reason that the burden of government spending is expanding, with so-called entitlement outlays deserving the lion’s share of the blame. But this does not mean that advocates of limited government should give the...
