by Dan Mitchell | Sep 19, 2020 | Blogs, Education
I’ve been writing about the benefits of school choice for a long time, largely because government schools are becoming ever-more expensive while produced ever-more dismal outcomes. But even I was surprised to see this tweet, which shows how so many parents in New York...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 18, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
New Jersey is a tragic example of state veering in the wrong direction. Back in the 1960s, it was basically like New Hampshire, with no income tax and no sales tax. State politicians then told voters in the mid-1960s that a sales tax was needed, in part to reduce...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 17, 2020 | Blogs, Taxation
Every single economic school of thought agrees with the proposition that investment is a key factor in driving wages and growth. Even foolish concepts such as socialism and Marxism acknowledge this relationship, though they want the government to be in charge of...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 16, 2020 | Blogs, Economics, Keynesian
Regular readers know that I give Trump mixed grades on economic policy. He gets good marks on issues such as taxes and regulation, but bad marks in other areas, most notably spending and trade. Which is why I’ve sometimes asserted that there has been only a small...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 15, 2020 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
Back in 2017, I shared this video explaining why capitalism is unquestionably the best way to help poor people. I’m recycling the video today because it’s a great introduction for a discussion about how best to help poor people. As part of my Eighth Theorem of...
