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Lucky French Taxpayers Get an Obama-Style Flat Tax

Lucky French Taxpayers Get an Obama-Style Flat Tax

I joked back in 2010 that Barack Obama had a very simple flat tax proposal. But as you can see, sometimes simple isn’t the same as good. Well, satire too… Read more »

There’s Not Much Hope for Tax Reform

There’s Not Much Hope for Tax Reform

In recent months, I’ve displayed uncharacteristic levels of optimism on issues ranging from Obamacare to the Laffer Curve. But this doesn’t mean I’m now a blind Pollyanna. We almost always… Read more »

The Great Hillsdale College Debate: Flat Tax or Fair Tax?

The Great Hillsdale College Debate: Flat Tax or Fair Tax?

I’m at Hillsdale College in Michigan for a conference on taxation. The event is called “The Federal Income Tax: A Centenary Consideration,” though I would have called it something like… Read more »

What Was the Most Tragic Policy Development of 2012?

What Was the Most Tragic Policy Development of 2012?

I’m not sure I could pick out a significant victory for human freedom in 2012. Maybe I’m missing something, but the only good policy that’s even worth mentioning was the… Read more »

Time to Get Rid of Tax Preferences for Housing in the Internal Revenue Code

Time to Get Rid of Tax Preferences for Housing in the Internal Revenue Code

Even though I knew some people would call me Scrooge, I wrote a few days ago about why we should get rid of the tax deduction for charitable contributions in… Read more »

The Link Between High Tax Rates and Corruption

The Link Between High Tax Rates and Corruption

I’ve been very critical of Obama’s class-warfare ideology because it leads to bad fiscal policy. But perhaps it is time to give some attention to other arguments against high tax… Read more »

Learning from the European Experience: Do Higher Tax Burdens Lead to Less Red Ink?

Learning from the European Experience: Do Higher Tax Burdens Lead to Less Red Ink?

I’ve been arguing against higher taxes because of my concerns that more revenue will simply lead to a bigger burden of government spending. Yes, I realize it is theoretically possible… Read more »

Richard Epstein Discusses the Flat Tax

Richard Epstein Discusses the Flat Tax

In addition to being my former debating partner, Richard Epstein is one of America’s premiere public intellectuals. You can watch him make mincemeat out of George Soros in this video,… Read more »

It’s Wrong for Federal Tax Deductions to Encourage Bad Fiscal Policy by State and Local Governments

It’s Wrong for Federal Tax Deductions to Encourage Bad Fiscal Policy by State and Local Governments

I have a handful of simple rules for good tax policy. Keep government small, since it’s impossible to have a reasonable tax system with a bloated welfare state. Keep tax… Read more »

Based on What’s Happening in the Czech Republic, Perhaps the Lesson to Learn Is that All Right-Wing Parties Are Controlled by Morons

Based on What’s Happening in the Czech Republic, Perhaps the Lesson to Learn Is that All Right-Wing Parties Are Controlled by Morons

I periodically mock Republicans for being the stupid party. Yes, some of them probably mean well, but they have this lemming-like instinct to throw themselves on hand grenades. But I… Read more »