by Dan Mitchell | Nov 24, 2025 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
In Part I of this series last year, we started with a table looking at the degree to which successful people were leaving some countries and moving to others. Let’s start Part II with a look at a map showing how much money they are...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 5, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
When I unveiled my Eighth Theorem of Government in 2020, my target was the head of the International Monetary Fund, a bureaucrat with a very generous tax-free salary who wanted other people to pay higher taxes to fund bigger welfare states. Her...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 23, 2025 | Blogs, Capital Gains, Economics, Supply Side, Taxation
From a big-picture economic perspective, I worry most about the damage of high tax burdens on innovation, entrepreneurship, and investment. Those are things that generate enormous benefits for society, yet also things that...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 1, 2025 | Blogs, States, Taxation
Just like I’ve done in previous years (2024, 2023, 2022, etc, etc), it’s time share some highlights from the Tax Foundation’s annual report on state tax competitiveness. The 2025 version has been released and this map shows states with...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 4, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
What’s America’s worst city? According to some recent research, it’s Oakland. And a few years before, another expert picked Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario in California. But what if we look at major cities? Possible contestants include San...
