by Dan Mitchell | Dec 29, 2015 | Blogs, Economics
When I get my daily email from the editorial page of the New York Times, I scroll through to see whether there’s anything on economic issues I should read. As a general rule, I skip over Paul Krugman’s writings because he’s both predictable and partisan. But every so...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 1, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation
I’m pleasantly surprised by the tax plans proposed by Marco Rubio, Rand Paul,Jeb Bush, and Donald Trump. In varying ways, all these candidate have put forth relatively detailed proposals that address high tax rates, punitive double taxation, and distorting tax...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 28, 2015 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
It’s been a challenge to assess Donald Trump’s fiscal policies since they’ve been an eclectic and evolving mix of good and bad soundbites. Though I did like what he said about wanting to pay as little tax as possible because the government wastes so much of our money....
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 22, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs
A few days ago, I had some fun by writing a tongue-in-cheek column about the world’s most misleading headlines. Today, I want to share a strong contestant for the world’s most depressing headline. It’s from The Hill, and it’s the lead to a story about giddy times for...
by Dan Mitchell | May 10, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
The establishment fervently believes that more money should come to Washington so that politicians have greater ability to buy votes. That’s why statists from both parties are so viscerally hostile to Grover Norquist’s no-tax-hike pledge. They view it as an obstacle...
