by Dan Mitchell | Nov 21, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
I’m speaking today in Uruguay and, since this is my first visit, I want to take this opportunity to analyze that country’s economic policy. The good news is that the current president, Luis Lacalle Pou, has been more fiscally responsible than his...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 19, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Welfare and Entitlements
What nation has the world’s best tax policy? There are relatively straightforward ways of answering that question, such as looking at the places (Cayman Islands, Bermuda, Monaco, etc) with no income tax. If you focus on bigger nations, you can look at...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 12, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
In Part I of this series, I groused that Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are both very irresponsible about Social Security. Instead of proposing good reforms (or even bad reforms!), they want to kick the can down the road and pretend the problem doesn’t exist. Even...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 11, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
Ten days ago, I wrote about the need to reform Social Security, citing the program’s terrible finances. Here’s a new video from Kite & Key showing the risks of doing nothing. Sadly, doing nothing is exactly what both Donald...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 6, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation, Welfare and Entitlements
During his time in the White House, Donald Trump pursued very good tax policy and very bad spending policy. So if he wins a second term, one would hope he maintains his approach on taxes and changes his approach on spending. Unfortunately, he is doing...
