by Dan Mitchell | Sep 6, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations, Taxation
What’s the worst development in economic policy of the Obama years? The faux stimulus scheme? The Obamacare boondoggle? The fiscal cliff tax hike? The Dodd-Frank bailout bill? Those are all good answers, but if you look at the data from Economic Freedom of the World,...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 9, 2016 | Blogs, Economics
It’s no secret that I’m very leery of Donald Trump. Simply stated, I don’t sense any genuine commitment to smaller government and free markets. In addition to fretting about his overall approach on the big issue of liberty vs. government, I’ve specifically criticized...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 9, 2016 | Blogs, Economics
What’s the most important economic statistic to gauge a society’s prosperity? I often use per-capita economic output when comparing nations. But for ordinary people, what probably matters most is household income. And if you look at the median household income numbers...
by Dan Mitchell | May 6, 2016 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
Imagine if you had the chance to play basketball against a superstar from the NBA like Stephen Curry. No matter how hard you practiced beforehand, you surely would lose. For most people, that would be fine. We would console ourselves with the knowledge that we tried...
by Dan Mitchell | May 3, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
Let’s take a look at President Obama’s economic legacy. The Washington Examiner opines on President Obama’s remarkable claim that he saved the world economy. President Obama…wants to be remembered for…[being]…the savior of the American and global economies. “There are...
