by Dan Mitchell | Apr 20, 2023 | Blogs, Taxation
I shared a clever video in 2011 exposing the hypocrisy of rich leftists. They claimed to support higher taxes, but refused to put their money where their mouths were. Now we have a new version. One difference is that the first video asked them on the...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 19, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
I have been very pessimistic in recent years about the United Kingdom. Now, having just finished giving speeches in Bristol and London, I’m even more pessimistic. The core problem is that the burden of government spending has expanded dramatically in recent...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 18, 2023 | Blogs, Education
There’s much to admire about public policy in Canada, including good policies today (private air traffic control and no department of education) and good policies in the past (rigorous spending restraint in the 1990s). But there are also mistakes. Like...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 17, 2023 | Blogs, Taxation
When I write about taxation, it’s normally to address core economic issues such as marginal tax rates and double taxation. Or sometimes very wonky topics such as depreciation, carry forwards, and worldwide taxation. But I confess my...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 16, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation, Welfare and Entitlements
I have repeatedly pointed out that opponents of entitlement reform support big tax increases. And, as I explain in this segment from a recent presentation, they specifically support tax increases on lower-income and middle-class households. Why do I assert that they...
