by Dan Mitchell | Aug 16, 2015 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
Defenders of Social Security often make a point of stating that the retirement system is a form of “social insurance” because people become eligible for benefits by paying into the system. Welfare programs, by contrast, give money to people simply as a form of income...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 26, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs
I’ve had several reporters ask me to comment on the philosophical and policy differences between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. I’m always happy to oblige, yet I don’t think any of them have included my comments in their stories because I always give what seems...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Jun 1, 2015 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared on The Blaze on May 29, 2015. Hillary Clinton may be the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee for president, but when it comes to policy she is being led by the nose by her rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders. Not wanting to be “out-liberaled” in the...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 15, 2015 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
I realize it’s tax week and I should be condemning our convoluted tax code and oppressive IRS. But I can’t resist getting diverted to another topic. It’s time to debunk the notion that there is rampant sexism in the private economy that causes women to by...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 28, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
I wouldn’t be too upset about Hillary Clinton winning the White House in 2016, but only if I somehow could be assured that we would get the kind of policies we got when her husband was President. After all, economic freedom increased during the 1990s, largely...
