by Dan Mitchell | Aug 27, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
In 2023, I wrote about Germany’s fiscal decay, noting that the burden of government spending had been increasing faster than the productive sector of the economy. This violated my Golden Rule. In the accompanying chart, I noted that government was...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 16, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Regulations
Since I’m a huge fan of Javier Milei’s free-market agenda, it’s very exciting to be in Argentina this week. Two days ago, I shared some slides about Milei’s achievements from the head of the International Chamber of Commerce for Argentina. Today, let’s...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 15, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Three days ago, I wrote about Australia’s system of personal retirement accounts and explained why it is much better than America’s bankrupt Social Security system. This does not mean, however, that Australia does a good job with overall...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 10, 2025 | Blogs
Over the past 11 months, ever since I introduced my 20th Theorem of Government, I’ve reviewed fiscal data for five countries (China, Greece, France, Brazil, Colombia) and two states (Maryland, Washington). Of those seven examples, only...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 2, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Regular readers know I’m not a Trumpie. Some of his policies are terrible (protectionism), while others are irresponsible (punting on entitlements) or misguided (new tax loopholes). But I have to give credit where credit is due. Unlike every other Republican president...
