by Dan Mitchell | Sep 8, 2016 | Uncategorized
Based on the title of this column, you may think I’m going to write about oppressive IRS behavior or punitive tax policy. Those are good guesses, but today’s “brutal tax beating” is about what happens when a clueless leftist writes a sophomoric column about tax policy...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 7, 2016 | Blogs, Economics
I shared a very amusing column last year about “a modest proposal” to reduce income inequality. Written tongue-in-cheek by David Azerrad of the Heritage Foundation, the premise was that society could be made more “fair” by exiling – or perhaps even selling to the...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 19, 2016 | Blogs, Economics
I’m sometimes guilty of repeating myself. I write over and over again on topics such as the flat tax and spending caps (and don’t forget my Golden Rule!), though I hope each time I bring something new to the discussion. Another issue that motivates me is the debate...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 17, 2016 | Blogs, Taxation
If I had to summarize my views on fiscal policy in just two sentences, here’s what I would say. Government spending undermines growth by diverting labor and capital from more productive uses to less productive uses. Tax rates on productive economic behaviors such as...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 9, 2016 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
While Switzerland is one of the world’s most market-oriented nations, ranked #4 by Economic Freedom of the World, it’s not libertarian Nirvana. Government spending, for instance, consumes about one-third of economic output. That may be the second-lowest level among...
