by Dan Mitchell | Dec 11, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs
I’ve written and pontificated about the problem of government-created dependency and how the welfare state traps people in poverty. I also shared this dramatic chart showing how redistribution programs create shockingly high implicit marginal tax rates for those with...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 29, 2012 | Blogs, Economics
It’s not something I should admit since I work at a think tank, which is based on the idea that substantive analysis can impact public policy, but I sometimes think humor and anecdotes are very effective in helping people understand issues. On the topic of...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 12, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Health Care, Welfare and Entitlements
This election season has seen lots of talk (and demagoguery) about whether investors, entrepreneurs, and small business owners should be hit with class-warfare tax policy. And there’s also been lots of debate about the best way of averting bankruptcy for Medicare,...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 25, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Welfare and Entitlements
I’m part of a just-posted online Debate Club sponsored by U.S. News & World Report which asks “Is the United States a Nation of ‘Makers and Takers?’” My contribution to the discussion is basically a reworked version of what I wrote last week about Romney and the...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 25, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Welfare and Entitlements
It’s not often that I read something by Paul Krugman and think, “Good point, I hope he’s correct.” After all, I had to correct Krugman’s inaccurate analysis of Estonia, and also point out the errors in what he wrote about the United Kingdom. And I also noted mistakes...
