by Dan Mitchell | Jan 1, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
It’s an annual tradition (2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, etc) to list a handful of things that I hope might happen in the upcoming year, as well as the things I fear may happen. Sadly, since I understand the economics of “public choice” (something...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 31, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Education, Government Spending, Taxation
Per tradition (2020, 2019, 2018, etc), we highlight the best and worst developments of the year on December 31. The choices are based on whether a particular policy increases or decreases individual liberty, either in a big way or a symbolic way....
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 15, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
The fight over President Biden’s budget, the so-called Build Back Better plan, has revolved around very important issues. The adverse impact of expanding the welfare state, particularly the per-child handouts.The anti-growth...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 4, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Energy
I’m not a fan of Joe Biden’s economic policy, particularly his tax-and-spend agenda. I also don’t approve when the Biden Administration uses phony numbers and phony arguments. But what’s really baffling is the use of accurate numbers to...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 3, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation
Earlier this year, extrapolating from a study by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, Robert O’Quinn (former Chief Economist at the Department of Labor) and I authored a study on the economic impact of Biden’s fiscal plan. The results...
