by Dan Mitchell | Jul 9, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs
I’m a strong believer in federalism, but not because I think state and local governments are competent. Politicians and interest groups are a toxic combination in all circumstance. But at least people have considerable ability to cross borders if they want to escape...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 26, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Tax Competition, Tax Havens, Taxation
In a recent interview with the BBC, I basically accused UK Prime Minister David Cameron of being a feckless and clueless demagogue who is engaged in a desperate effort to resuscitate his political future. I shouldn’t have been so kind. Cameron manages to combine bad...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 11, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
I periodically post TV interviews and the second-most-watched segment – edged out only by my debate with Robert Reich on Keynesian economics – was when I discussed how President Obama’s statist policies are bad for young people. So there’s obviously some concern about...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 10, 2013 | Blogs, Economics
I’m in Vienna, Austria, for the annual European Resource Bank meeting. I had the pleasure last night of listening to Jose Pinera speak about economic reform in Chile, particularly the system of personal retirement accounts. He shared a chart that conclusively shows...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 4, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs
Back in 2010, I posted a “word cloud” from a Gallup poll, which cited people’s reactions when asked to describe the federal government. Common responses included “incompetent” and “too big,” as well as “corrupt” and “confused.” Then, quoting from a very funny Mark...
