by Dan Mitchell | Jul 12, 2019 | Blogs, Economics
I’ve just finished up a week of teaching at Northeastern University in Shenyang, China. I mostly taught public finance and explained issues such as marginal tax rates, double taxation, the Rahn Curve, the Laffer Curve, and the fiscal implications of demographic...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 24, 2016 | Blogs, Economics
James Pethokoukis of the American Enterprise Institute has an intriguing idea. Instead of a regular debate, he would like presidential candidates to respond to a handful of charts from the recent Economic Report of the President that supposedly highlight very...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 9, 2013 | Blogs, Economic Growth, Free Market
I’ve spent a lot of time debunking class-warfare tax policy, and I’ve certainly explained ’til I’m blue in the face that big government facilitates a pernicious form of corruption that enriches powerful and well-connected insiders. But I haven’t spent much time...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 1, 2012 | Blogs, Economics
I’ve debated Robert Reich on issues such as tax havens, class warfare, and oil companies. Those interactions apparently aren’t enough, though, since several people have asked me to debunk this Reich video. But I had no desire to address Reich’s demagoguery, in part...