by Dan Mitchell | Feb 5, 2024 | Blogs, Taxation
I explained the benefits of a flat tax in a video 14 years ago. And I’ve since shared two videos (here and here) of Steve Forbes arguing for a flat tax. If those are not enough, here’s a recent presentation I made about tax reform for...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 8, 2024 | Blogs, Free Market, Taxation
In Part I of this series, we looked at the many pro-market reforms that turned Estonia into an “improbable success.” For Part II, let’s look at fiscal policy. And we’ll start with the country’s best feature: Estonia has a very simple and fair flat...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 5, 2023 | Blogs, Education, Flat Tax, Free Market, States, Taxation
According to both Economic Freedom of North America and Freedom in the 50 States, Iowa is boringly average, ranking in the 20s. That’s better than being terrible, like New York or California. But it’s worse than being good, like Florida and New...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 6, 2023 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
There’s been great progress in recent years with regards to state tax policy. When I put together my first ranking back in 2018, there were 9 states with flat taxes and and 3 states with low-rate graduated tax systems. Today, there are 11 (soon to...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 17, 2023 | Blogs, Flat Tax, Taxation
The Baltic nation of Estonia is an improbable success. After breaking free from the horror of Soviet communism, leaders adopted pro-market reforms. Including a low-rate flat tax for households.Including a pro-growth tax system for...
