by Dan Mitchell | Aug 31, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs
I wrote last week about evil of totalitarian ideologies such as communism and fascism and pointed out that both antifa and Nazis should be treated with complete disdain and ostracism. And that led me to find common ground with my left-of-center friends, even though I...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 30, 2017 | Blogs, Flat Tax, Taxation
While I realize there’s zero hope of ripping up America’s awful tax code and getting a simple and fair flat tax, I’m nonetheless hopeful that there will be some meaningful incremental changes as part of the current effort to achieve some sort of tax reform. A package...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 29, 2017 | Uncategorized
Most people understand that there’s a Social Security crisis, but they only know half the story. The part of the crisis they grasp is that the program is basically bankrupt, though I doubt many of them realize that the long-run shortfall is a staggering $44 trillion....
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 28, 2017 | Blogs, Economics
I generally use Texas as a good example when discussing public policy. Particularly compared to places such as California. I like the sensible attitude about guns, but the absence of an income tax is particularly admirable when considering economic issues, and I...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 27, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs
When I write about politicians in their role as politicians (rather than their policy prescriptions), it’s usually to mock them for venality, corruption, immorality, sleaze, incompetence, or hypocrisy. Today, I want to plead with them to exercise self-restraint. Some...
