by Dan Mitchell | Aug 30, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Ever since unveiling my 20th Theorem of Government, I’ve mostly shared bad news about jurisdictions with profligate politicians (France, Brazil, Colombia, Maryland, Washington, Australia, Germany, and Canada). My only positive...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 27, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
In 2023, I wrote about Germany’s fiscal decay, noting that the burden of government spending had been increasing faster than the productive sector of the economy. This violated my Golden Rule. In the accompanying chart, I noted that government was...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 15, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Three days ago, I wrote about Australia’s system of personal retirement accounts and explained why it is much better than America’s bankrupt Social Security system. This does not mean, however, that Australia does a good job with overall...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 10, 2025 | Blogs
Over the past 11 months, ever since I introduced my 20th Theorem of Government, I’ve reviewed fiscal data for five countries (China, Greece, France, Brazil, Colombia) and two states (Maryland, Washington). Of those seven examples, only...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 19, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I’ve expressed admiration for China’s partial economic liberalization and the impressive growth it produced. But I’ve also warned that there are some misguided government policies that will make it very difficult for China to become a rich country....
