by Dan Mitchell | Jun 30, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Regulations
When I assess President Trump’s economic policy, I generally give the highest grade to his tax policy. But as I pointed out in this interview from last year, there’s also been some progress on regulatory policy, even if only in that the avalanche of red tape we were...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 4, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Regulations
I was not optimistic about a Trump presidency. Before the 2016 election, I characterized him as a “statist” and a “typical big-government Republican.” I’ve also criticized his policies on entitlements, trade, child care, capital gains taxation, government spending,...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 7, 2017 | Blogs, Economics, Regulations
On major economic issues, it does not appear that Republican control of Washington makes much of a difference. Efforts to repeal Obamacare have bogged down because GOPers are willing to deal with the fiscal wreckage of that law, but don’t seem very comfortable about...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 22, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Regulations
If you look at the methodology behind the major measures of economic liberty, such as Economic Freedom of the World and Index of Economic Freedom, you’ll notice that each nation’s regulatory burden is just as important as the overall fiscal burden. Yet there doesn’t...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 30, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Regulations
For those of us worried (with good reason!) about excessive regulation and red tape, 2015 was not a good year. As you can see from the headline of this story in the Washington Examiner, federal bureaucrats were very busy imposing new mandates and restrictions on the...
