by Dan Mitchell | Apr 2, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Laffer Curve, Taxation
Back in 2010, I wrote a post entitled “What’s the Ideal Point on the Laffer Curve?“ Except I didn’t answer my own question. I simply pointed out that revenue maximization was not the ideal outcome. I explained that policy makers instead should seek to maximize...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 15, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Economic Growth, Government Spending
I’m in Vilnius, Lithuania, where I just finished speaking to a regional conference of the European Students for Liberty. I subjected the kids to more than 90 minutes of pontificating and 73 PowerPoint slides, but I could have saved them a lot of time if I simply...
by Dan Mitchell | May 25, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation
It seems I was put on the planet to educate people about the negative economic impact of excessive government. Though I must be doing a bad job because the burden of the public sector keeps rising. But hope springs eternal. To help make the case, I’ve cited research...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 4, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Economic Growth, Economics, Government Spending
Almost exactly one year ago, I did a post entitled “A Laffer Curve Tutorial” because I wanted readers to have all the arguments and data in one place (and also because it meant I wouldn’t have to track down all the videos when someone asked me for the full set)....
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 22, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I don’t expect a good outcome to the European fiscal crisis, largely because nobody seems to understand that the real problem is excessive government spending. The economic illiterates in the press sometimes say the fight in Europe is between austerity and...
