by Dan Mitchell | Oct 3, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
I sometimes mock the New York Times for dodgy and inaccurate writing about economics. Though, to be fair, the paper has many sound journalists who do a good job, so I should be more careful about explaining that the mistakes are the result of specific reporters and...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 2, 2019 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
The Tax Foundation churns out lots of good information, but I especially look forward to their International Tax Competitiveness Index. It shows how nations rank based on key tax variables such as corporate taxation, personal income tax, and international tax rules....
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 30, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
I was interviewed a couple of days ago about rival tax plans by various Democratic presidential candidates. It’s the “Class Warfare Olympics,” and even Joe Biden is thinking about going hard left with a tax on financial transactions. It’s not just Joe Biden’s crazy...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 29, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs
The 2008 financial crisis was largely the result of bad government policy, including subsidies for the housing sector from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. This video is 10 years old, but it does a great job of explaining the damaging role of those two government-created...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 28, 2019 | Blogs
I’ve created a new page to showcase various “Poverty Hucksters.” These are people and institutions that use data about income distribution to mislead and lie about the prevalence of poverty in the United States. This rogue’s gallery includes: The Organization for...
