by Dan Mitchell | Jun 20, 2018 | Blogs, Economics
Back in January, I compared Reagan’s pro-trade views with Trump’s cramped protectionism. Well, here’s another video of the Gipper talking about trade. I especially like how he used “destructionism” to describe protectionism. And let’s consider exactly the kind of...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 19, 2018 | Blogs, Capital Gains, Taxation
I wrote last month about a new book from the Fraser Institute about demographics and entrepreneurship. My contribution was a chapter about the impact of taxation, especially the capital gains tax. At a panel in Washington, I had a chance to discuss my findings. If you...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 18, 2018 | Blogs, Free Market
On the issue of trade, Donald Trump is wallowing in the swamp of special interest favoritism instead of defending the interests of taxpayers and consumers. He’s wrong on NAFTA. He’s wrong on dealing with China. He’s wrong on steel and aluminum. And it appears that he...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 17, 2018 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
I’m a big believer that some images do a great job of capturing an issue. The essential insight of supply-side economics. The Washington welfare morass. America’s inescapable demographic challenge. The ever-more-confusing tax code. How the swamp beat Trump on the...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 16, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Privacy
It’s a judgement call, of course, but I think the IRS’s suppression of the Tea Partywas the worst of all the Obama-era scandals. Some people say the green-energy scams like Solyndra should be at the top of the list, but steering taxpayer money to campaign donors was...
