by Dan Mitchell | Jun 11, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
Back in 2016, I created a 2×2 matrix to illustrate the difference between redistributionism (tax Person A and give to Person B) and state planning (politicians and bureaucrats trying to steer the economy, either through direct...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 10, 2021 | Blogs, Taxation
I sometimes try to go easy on the IRS. After all, our wretched tax system is largely the fault of politicians, who have spent the past 108 years creating a punitive and corrupt set of tax laws. But there is...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 8, 2021 | Economics
I’ve spent several decades trying to convince people that we should have free markets and small government in order to increase national prosperity. Indeed, I’ve even pointed out how very small increases in annual growth can lead to big...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 7, 2021 | Blogs, Economics
During the Obama years, I shared a cartoon strip that cleverly makes the point that some people will choose not to work if they can get enough goodies from the government. That Wizard-of-Id parody has been viewed more than 56,000 times, which suggests many...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 6, 2021 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Tax Harmonization, Taxation
Biden’s tax agenda – especially the proposed increase in the corporate rate – would be very bad for American competitiveness. We know this is true because the Administration wants to violate the sovereignty of other nations with a...
