by Dan Mitchell | Jul 17, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
Appearing on Freedom Watch, I explain that the White House is very flexible. The President will be happy if GOPers cut their own wrists and agree to a tax increase. That means Obama can tax and spend. But he’ll also be satisfied if Republicans approve a “clean debt...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 30, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Taxation
e left is desperately trying to maneuver Republicans into going along with a tax increase. And they are smart to make this their top goal. After all, it will be very difficult – if not impossible – to increase the burden of government spending without more revenue...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 29, 2011 | Blogs, Taxation
Those who had the misfortune of seeing President Obama go after “tax breaks for corporate jets” as part of his press conference may be wondering why he was attacking a provision that was in his so-called stimulus and enacted by a Democratic-controlled Congress in...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 24, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
As a general rule, the bureaucrats at the International Monetary Fund are not awful people or fire-breathing leftists. But they are voices for the establishment. And, at the upper levels, IMF staff seem overly solicitous of the views of the big nations, which means...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 14, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Taxation
President Obama didn’t offer a budget plan yesterday. The White House hasn’t released anything beyond a set of talking points. But that’s not terribly surprising since his speech was really the opening salvo of his 2012 reelection fight. And it’s clear that a central...
