by Dan Mitchell | Oct 27, 2020 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Given my big miss in 2016, I’m not sure why anyone would be interested in my election predictions, but I’ve received several emails asking me to offer up my guesses for 2020 (perhaps some of them are long-time readers who remember 2010, when I actually did a good...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 26, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs
Earlier this month, I reviewed some evidence and analysis about the corruption in Washington. Today, let’s look at some tangible examples of how the political elite routinely exploit their positions to enrich themselves by pillaging taxpayers. We could start with the...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 25, 2020 | Big Government, Blogs
The good thing about being a libertarian is that real-world events repeatedly demonstrate that your skepticism of big government is fully justified. Nations that adopt dirigiste policies don’t do well. States that adopt dirigiste policies don’t do well....
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 24, 2020 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
When I opine about class-warfare taxation, I generally focus on the obvious argument that it’s not a good idea to penalize people for creating prosperity. This argument against punitive tax policy is based on the fact that entrepreneurs, investors, business owners,...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 23, 2020 | Blogs, Economics, Minimum Wage
In another display of selfless masochism, I watched the Trump–Biden debate last night. The candidates behaved better, for whatever that’s worth, but I was disappointed that there so little time (and even less substance) devoted to economic issues. One of the few...
