by Dan Mitchell | Oct 6, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs
I’ve opined that statist policies harm young people. I also shared this video explaining why big government is bad for millennials and the Gen-Z crowd. This should be a slam-dunk issue. After all, don’t they know how the communist world collapsed? Aren’t they aware of...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 4, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs
Socialism is a very bad concept. It deserves mockery rather than respect. But that’s true of all statist ideologies. Last year, as part of a column on the collapse of the Soviet Empire, I put together a statism spectrum showing the degree to which various nations...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 28, 2015 | Blogs, Health Care
I feel compelled to comment on the Supreme Court’s latest Obamacare decision, though I could sum up my reaction with one word: disgust. I’m disgusted that we had politicians who decided in 2009 and 2010 to further screw up the healthcare system with Obamacare. I’m...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 11, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Crime, Society
I wrote last week about the lunacy of a tax system that created the conditions that led to the death of Eric Garner in New York City. But I wrote that column in the context of how high tax rates lead to tax avoidance and tax evasion. Let’s now zoom out and look at the...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 9, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Society
When discussing how to boost growth, economists often discuss the importance of human capital and physical capital. Those are key factors driving economic performance. After all, improvements in human capital mean a more productive workforce. And improvements in...
