by Dan Mitchell | Mar 24, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Ever since there was a deal to bust the budget caps back in February, I knew it was just a matter of time before Congress and the White House responded with an odious orgy of new spending. Some people told me I was being too pessimistic. After all, the President’s...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 30, 2017 | Blogs, Flat Tax, Taxation
While I realize there’s zero hope of ripping up America’s awful tax code and getting a simple and fair flat tax, I’m nonetheless hopeful that there will be some meaningful incremental changes as part of the current effort to achieve some sort of tax reform. A package...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 16, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Keynesian, Supply Side, Taxation
To be blunt, Republicans are heading in the wrong direction on fiscal policy. They have full control of the executive and legislative branches, but instead of using their power to promote Reaganomics, it looks like we’re getting a reincarnation of the big-government...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 27, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
It’s depressing to see how Republicans are bungling the Obamacare issue. But it’s also understandable since it’s politically difficult to reduce handouts once people get hooked on the heroin of government dependency (a point I made even before Obamacare was enacted)....
by Dan Mitchell | May 2, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Republicans control the House, the Senate, and the White House. In theory, that means a long-overdue opportunity to eliminate wasteful programs and cut pork-barrel spending. In reality, it mostly means business as usual. Politicians in Washington just reached a deal...
