by Dan Mitchell | Mar 12, 2026 | Blogs, Europe, Taxation
I frequently make the point that America’s tax system is more progressive than European tax systems. But not because the United States imposes higher tax rates on upper-income households. Instead, the big difference is that lower-income...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 11, 2026 | Blogs, Europe, Welfare and Entitlements
Since I’m currently in Europe as part of the Free Market Road Show, I’m going to share some more data (for other examples, see here, here, here, and here) on why the United States should not become more like Europe. As I noted a few years...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 28, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation, Welfare and Entitlements
Every year or so, I share data showing that a European-sized welfare state requires massive tax increases on lower-income and middle-class household. Let’s add another to the list. Here’s a chart comparing tax burdens on middle-class Americans and middle-class people...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 9, 2025 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
I put a lot of focus on “convergence” and “divergence” because economic theory says rich countries should not grow faster than poor countries. So when there are examples of divergence, especially when looking at decades of data, we can learn very important...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 28, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
When I wrote yesterday about Germany, I could imagine readers shrugging their shoulders and thinking it was just another column about European decline. Indeed, I’ve written similar columns about other welfare states such...
