by Dan Mitchell | Jan 13, 2026 | Blogs, States, Tax Competition, Taxation
As I wrote last month, I sort of hope that California voters approve a referendum approved that would impose a huge wealth tax on California’s most-successful investors, entrepreneurs and business owners. But I’m not cheering for a bad...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 6, 2026 | Blogs, States, Tax Competition, Taxation
I previously wrote about people moving from high-tax states to low-tax states. Here’s a new table showing how people are voting with their feet. The above table is my adaption from a report by U-Haul. The truck rental company analyzes the flow of...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 27, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
Looking at the title of today’s column, the answer is yes, and it’s been yes for a long time. But what’s been happening so far in California is slow-motion suicide. Every year, it seems, there is more taxing, more...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 30, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
Over the years, I’ve written multi-column series comparing Texas and California, as well as New York and Florida. The takeaway from these columns is that New York and California are declining when Texas and Florida are rising. I’ve also...
by Dan Mitchell | May 30, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
I’ve written many times about bad government policy in California (too many times to count), but I’ve only highlighted bad policy in Los Angeles four times over the past 16 years (here, here, here, and here). But something caught my eye that demands...
