by Dan Mitchell | Mar 16, 2022 | Uncategorized
I enjoy defending rich people. In part, that’s because I appreciate how rich entrepreneurs make life better for me and everybody else. But I also defend rich people because of my deep disdain for the policy agenda of empty-suit...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 15, 2022 | Blogs, States, Taxation
I wrote two months ago about Iowa lawmakers voting for a simple and fair flat tax. I explained how this reform would make the state more competitive, but I want to build upon that argument with some of the Tax Foundation’s data. Starting with this map from...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 14, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Two days ago, I explained that spending caps are better than anti-deficit rules. In this clip from the same panel discussion, I talk about how a spending cap should be designed. The key design issue is how fast spending should increase....
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 13, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs
When CF&P released this video back in 2009, we wanted people to understand the link between big government and big corruption. Simply stated, unethical people are naturally drawn to politics and unethical interest groups naturally seek to...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 12, 2022 | Uncategorized
As part of a panel discussion with the Texas Public Policy Foundation, I explained (with a frozen look) why spending caps (such as Switzerland’s “debt brake“) are better than balanced budget requirements. This is a topic I’ve written about many times, noting that even...
