by Dan Mitchell | Dec 21, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs
When writing about employment and jobs, I often try to remind people about a handful of important observations. A nation’s economic output is determined in part by the number of people gainfully employed.The share of working-age people with...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 20, 2022 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
The economic outlook in New York (both the state and the city) has been very depressing in recent years. New York is ranked #50 in the Economic Freedom of North America.New York is ranked #48 in the State Business Tax...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 19, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs
When I’m sharing examples of politician humor, I’m indirectly wading into a serious debate. Are bad people naturally drawn to the corruption of politics?Or, do good people get corrupted after getting into politics? I don’t pretend to...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 18, 2022 | Blogs, Education, Taxation
Since my specialty in economics is fiscal policy, I’m used to wonky (and perhaps boring) debates about topics such as marginal tax rates, Keynesianism, and the Armey-Rahn Curve. But there’s also a moral component to fiscal...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 17, 2022 | Blogs, Education
A big advantage of living in a constitutional republic is that individual rights are protected from “tyranny of the majority.” Assuming courts are doing their job, it doesn’t matter if 90 percent of voters support restrictions on free...
