by Dan Mitchell | Apr 20, 2022 | Blogs, Taxation
During the debate about the Trump tax plan, proponents made three main arguments in favor of reducing the federal corporate tax rate from 35 percent to 21 percent. A lower rate would be good for workers, consumers, and shareholders.A lower rate...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 19, 2022 | Blogs, Education
In my libertarian fantasy world, schools and libraries would be private institutions, which means market forces would determine which books would be available. This would mean plenty of diversity. Private schools in rural Oklahoma presumably would opt for...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 18, 2022 | Blogs, Taxation
April 15 is usually the worst day of the year, giving Americans ample reasons to both laugh and cry.* Because of a holiday in Washington, D.C., however, tax returns this year are due on April 18. So let’s celebrate (or commiserate) this awful...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 17, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Whether they are based on 10 questions or 144 questions, I can’t resist taking quizzes that supposedly identify one’s political or economic philosophy. The good news, according to various quizzes, is that I’m 92 percent minarchist and...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 16, 2022 | Blogs, Economics
I’m more than happy to condemn Joe Biden for his bad policy proposals, such as higher tax rates, fake stimulus, red tape, and a bigger welfare state. But as I discuss in this segment from a recent interview, he bears very little blame for today’s...