by Dan Mitchell | Dec 23, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
The Trump tax plan, which was signed into law right before Christmas in 2017, had two very good features. Restricting the deduction for state and local taxes. A reduction of the corporate tax rate to 21 percent. The former was important because the federal tax code...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 22, 2019 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Let’s add to our collection of communism humor. Yes, I realize that we probably shouldn’t laugh about a horrific ideology that has killed 100 million people. Especially since it’s still producing hardship, brutality, and suffering in places such as North...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 21, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs
Four years ago, I wrote about how dishwashers don’t work very well because of foolish red tape from Washington. The clever folks at the Competitive Enterprise Institute put together a video on the topic. I especially like the fake commercial at the start of the video....
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 20, 2019 | Blogs, Economics
When I was in London last week for Boris Johnson’s landslide victory, many people asked me whether Trump would win again in 2020. Since I was wrong about 2016, I told them I wasn’t the right person to ask. That being said, Trump has some positive economic tailwinds....
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 19, 2019 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I’ve previously argued that “freedom of association” is the best way of dealing with thorny social issues such as baking cakes for gay weddings and transgender bathroom usage. Simply stated, people should have the freedom to do business with each other – or not do...
