Journalistic Malpractice at the New York Times?

by Dan Mitchell | Feb 22, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs

I don’t like Joe Biden’s economic policies, though that’s hardly a surprise since I haven’t liked the policies of any president this century (I’ve referred to Bush, Obama, and Trump as the “three stooges of big government“). Other people have a more...

More Evidence of State Tax Progress

by Dan Mitchell | Feb 21, 2023 | Blogs, States, Tax Competition, Taxation

It usually is not fun writing about public policy, given my libertarian sentiments. After all, politicians have a natural tendency to expand their powers and diminish our liberties. So where there is occasional good news, I like to relish the...

Lessons from the Texas Budget

by Dan Mitchell | Feb 20, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending

I shared some data last month from the National Association of State Budget Officers to show that Texas lawmakers have been more fiscally responsible than California lawmakers over the past couple of years. California politicians were more profligate in 2021...

The IMF’s Dirigiste Tax Agenda, Part II

by Dan Mitchell | Feb 19, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation

Yesterday’s column reviewed a new report from the International Monetary Fund and criticized that bureaucracy for celebrating how the world’s most-powerful governments are going to take more money from the private sector thanks to a corporate tax cartel. But that’s...

The IMF’s Dirigiste Tax Agenda, Part I

by Dan Mitchell | Feb 18, 2023 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Tax Harmonization, Taxation

Thanks in large part to the pro-growth agendas of Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan, but also giving credit to policymakers in nations like Ireland and Switzerland, businesses (and their workers, consumers, and shareholders) have...