by Brian Garst | Jul 2, 2011 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
We fight to preserve tax competition among nations, but the principle’s effects exist within the US among the states, as well. George Scoville writes about the likely outcomes of a decision by Vermont to raise their cigarette taxes by $0.38 while New Hampshire...
by Brian Garst | Jun 26, 2011 | Blogs, Capital Gains, Economics, Keynesian, Taxation
How was anything ever invented before government started “investing” in new technologies? One wonders these things, given the seriousness with which Keynesians seem to believe that if they don’t choose the economic winners and then throw large sums of money at them –...
by Brian Garst | Jun 25, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
We spend a lot of time pointing out the asinine and corrupt federal policies which come out of Washington, DC. But there’s another government in DC, and it’s also filled with petty tyrants who make bad policy in order to benefit special interests. That the...
by Brian Garst | May 24, 2011 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
Richard Rahn writes in the Washington Times today on a pair of regulations which he describes as “national economic suicide.” At issue is the IRS’s proposed regulation that would require U.S. banks to report information on foreign account holders,...
by Brian Garst | May 7, 2011 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
We often look at how tax competition affects nations, but the same concept applies to U.S. states as well. Two recent reports demonstrate what happens when politicians fail to understand just how tax competition works. In a report from the Maine Heritage Policy...
