by Dan Mitchell | Nov 4, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Last November, voters in some states had the opportunity to accept or reject some very important initiatives, including votes on Colorado’s flat tax, Arizona’s school choice system, and a carbon tax in the state of Washington. Since 2019 is an off-year election, there...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 2, 2019 | Big Government, Government Spending, Health Care, Taxation
I’ve always considered Senator Bernie Sanders to be the most clueless and misguided of all presidential candidates. But I also think “Crazy Bernie” is actually sincere. He really believes in socialism. Elizabeth Warren, by contrast, seems more calculating. Her...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 26, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
This week featured lots of angst-ridden headlines about the annual budget deficit for the 2019 fiscal year (which ended on September 30) jumping to $984 billion, an increase of more than $200 billion. For reasons I’ve previously outlined, I don’t lose too much sleep...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 22, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
While he’s not as outwardly radical as Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Kamala Harris, Andrew Yang has joined together two very bad ideas – universal handouts and a value-added tax. Needless to say, I was not overflowing with praise when asked to comment. At the...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 11, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Tax Competition, Taxation
I’m glad that Boris Johnson is Prime Minister for the simple reason that “Brexit” is far and away the most important issue for the United Kingdom. Whether it’s called a Clean Brexit or Hard Brexit, leaving the European Union is vital. It means escaping the transfer...
