by Dan Mitchell | Apr 11, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
I was not a fan of Trump’s “Liberation Day” because it means higher taxes and senselessly destructive protectionism. But he’s given us another liberation day that is much better. The Administration has announced that American consumers will once again (sort...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 10, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, States, Taxation
I often cite the 20th Theorem of Government (France, Brazil, Colombia, Maryland) to emphasize the danger of spending profligacy. Today, let’s add the state of Washington to that list. We’ll start with a chart from Americans for Tax Reform...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 8, 2025 | Blogs, Taxation
When I write about tax reform, I emphasize that there are three equally important features of the flat tax. One low tax rate on productive behavior. No double taxation of saving and investment. No distorting and inefficient loopholes. Regarding the third...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 7, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Waste
There are many strains of libertarians (ranging from left-libertarians to anarcho-capitalists), but I feel safe in stating that they all are skeptical of foreign aid. At the risk of oversimplifying, there are two reasons for the skepticism. Libertarians...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 6, 2025 | Blogs, Trade
When I spoke earlier this year at the Universidad de Libertad in Mexico City, I explained why Trump’s trade policy is mistaken (confirmed on “Liberation Day“). But I acknowledged near the end that there might be some exceptions to free trade....
