by Dan Mitchell | Jun 21, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
Japan is the poster child for Keynesian economics. Ever since a bubble popped about 25 years ago, Japanese politician have adopted one so-called stimulus scheme after another. Lots of additional government spending. Plenty of gimmicky tax cuts. All of which were...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 15, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Keynesian
At the risk of understatement, I’m not a fan of Keynesian economics. The disdain is even apparent in the titles of my columns. Notwithstanding Keynesian Fantasies, Redistribution Does Not Stimulate Growth Japan’s Descent into Keynesian Parody Has Keynesian Economics...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 24, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
As a general rule, I’m not overly concerned about debt, even when looking at government red ink. I don’t like deficit and debt, to be sure, but government borrowing should be seen as the symptom. The real problem is excessive government spending. This is one of the...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 16, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
As I’ve repeatedly explained, governments generally get in fiscal trouble because politicians can’t resist spending lots of money when the economy is buoyant and therefore generating lots of tax revenue. And this is why I’m a huge fan of spending caps. If outlays...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 27, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Europe, Government Spending, Taxation
With both Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders agitating for higher taxes (and with more than a few Republicans also favoring more revenue because they don’t want to do any heavy lifting to restrain a growing burden of government), it’s time to examine the real-world...
