by Dan Mitchell | Apr 16, 2024 | Blogs, Taxation, VAT
While in Sweden last week, I wrote several columns (here, here, and here) about that nation’s fiscal policy. But I also had a discussion about American fiscal policy with one of the tax experts at the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise. That included a...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 14, 2024 | Blogs, Taxation
Our friends on the left are often very hypocritical. I’ve written many times, for instance, about statist politicians who oppose school choice while sending their kids to private schools. I’ve also shared columns about hypocrisy on...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 28, 2024 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
The good news is that there is very little risk that President’s new budget – which is very similar to his previous budgets – will be approved by Congress. The bad news is that his budget is filled with terrible policy. Big expansions in the...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 27, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
Last year, I filled out a do-it-yourself federal budget prepared by the Washington Post and another one put together by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. In both cases, my main complaint was that they did not give enough...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 23, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation, Welfare and Entitlements
I’ve already written two columns (here and here) about why a “bipartisan” budget deal would be a recipe for higher taxes and bigger government. To start our third installment in this series, here’s a clip from my recent appearance on Vance Ginn’s Let People...
