Tag Archives : Mitchell’s Golden Rule
Democracy, Societal Collapse, Public Choice, Goldfish, and Tax Competition
There are ways to compensate for the natural tendency of ever-expanding government.
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No Sympathy for Spendthrift Politicians in Fairfax County
Phantom spending cuts in VA.
read more...More Evidence (from the Establishment!) for Spending Caps
New evidence on spending caps from a surprising source.
read more...A Growing Consensus for Spending Caps and the MAP Act
There’s significant agreement on spending caps.
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Alaska’s Oil-Fueled Spending Binge Violates Fiscal Policy’s Golden Rule, Leads to Budget Mess
Governments get in trouble because politicians have a hard time resisting the urge to spend money during growth years.
read more...A Very Simple Plan to Balance the Budget by 2021
All it takes is a modest amount of future spending restraint.
read more...Budget Myths and Facts for the 2016 Campaign
Evaluating a “Fiscal FactChecker” from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
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Puerto Rico: Another Harsh Lesson about the Consequences of Violating Fiscal Policy’s Golden Rule
The Greece of the Caribbean.
read more...Will Denmark Become a Shining Example of Mitchell’s Golden Rule?
Denmark may have a big welfare state and a punitive tax system, but it is very pro-market in other policy areas.
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