by Dan Mitchell | Oct 11, 2022 | Blogs, Flat Tax, Taxation
While most people pay attention to which political party enjoys success when there’s an election, I think it’s also important to look at ballot initiatives. In 2021, voters in the left-leaning state of Washington overwhelmingly registered their...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 8, 2022 | Blogs, States, Taxation
There isn’t much good news coming from Washington, DC, especially since Biden was able to push through a (fortunately watered-down) package of more spending and higher taxes. But there have been some very positive developments at the state level over the past...
by Dan Mitchell | May 25, 2022 | Blogs, Taxation
I’m not a fan of the International Monetary Fund, in part because the international bureaucracy is infamous for pressuring nations to impose higher taxes. The bureaucrats at the IMF have even claimed that higher taxes somehow will...
by Dan Mitchell | May 5, 2022 | Blogs, Flat Tax, Taxation
About 14 years ago, I narrated this video about the flat tax and national sales tax (sometimes referred to as a “Fair Tax”). I used the video as an opportunity to explain that both plans effectively rip up the current internal revenue code. And both would solve...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 27, 2022 | Blogs, Flat Tax, Taxation
At the state level, we have another victory for good tax policy. I wrote last month that Iowa might replace its discriminatory tax regime with a simple and fair flat tax. And I pointed out that this reform would help the state jump several spots in...
