by Dan Mitchell | Aug 4, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs
Based on economic policy, was Richard Nixon America’s worst president? Or was it Herbert Hoover? How about Lyndon Johnson? And let’s not forget Woodrow Wilson. Those are all plausible options, but there’s a strong case to be made that Franklin...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
I’m a strong believer in rights, assuming they are defined properly (i.e., they don’t require trampling on the rights of others). Unfortunately, many politicians assert people have “rights” that can only be fulfilled by exploiting others...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 2, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
I’m not a big fan of Moody’s, Fitch, and Standard & Poor’s. As I explained in this 2011 interview, these credit rating firms don’t provide much insight, at least with regards to assessing whether governments can be trusted to honor their...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 1, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
During the 2016 presidential cycle, I graded the tax reform plans of various presidential candidates based on factors such as marginal tax rates, double taxation, and fairness. For the 2024 cycle, candidates have been disappointingly reluctant...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 31, 2023 | Blogs, States, Tax Competition, Taxation
In Part I and Part II of this series, we looked at how taxpayers are moving from high-tax states to low-tax states. For Part III, let’s start with a map from the Tax Foundation, which shows which states are winning and losing as...
