by Dan Mitchell | Apr 22, 2018 | Blogs
After the horrific school shooting in Parkland, Florida, I explained that the gun-control policies being pushed by left-leaning students such as David Hogg would be utterly ineffective at deterring evil people. But give the kid credit. He’s fully exploiting his 15...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 21, 2018 | Blogs, Taxation
For the past 30 years, I’ve been criticizing both the tax code and the IRS. Which raises an interesting chicken-or-egg question about who should be blamed for our nightmarish tax system. Should we blame IRS bureaucrats, who have a dismal track record of abusing...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 20, 2018 | Blogs
While much of my analysis focuses on the mess created by Washington, I periodically show my ecumenical nature by sharing “Great Moments in State Government” and “Great Moments in Local Government.” I even occasionally share “Great Moments in Foreign Government.”...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 19, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs
The good news is that some honest leftists have thrown in the towel and now openly admit that capitalism generates more prosperity. They still don’t want free markets, of course. For ideological reasons, they continue to push for a big welfare state. But at least they...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 18, 2018 | Blogs, Flat Tax, Taxation
The best policy for a state (assuming it wants growth and competitiveness) is to have no income tax. Along with a modest burden of government spending, of course. The next-best approach is for a state to have a flat tax. If nothing else, a flat tax inevitably will...
