by Dan Mitchell | Dec 15, 2024 | Blogs, Free Market
Every previous column in this series (Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, and Part VI) has featured a video. I’m going to break that pattern today and instead start with this profoundly important tweet. The first part of the tweet...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 22, 2024 | Blogs, Taxation
There is going to be a major battle over tax policy in 2025, triggered in part by an end-of-year deadline to extend (or not extend) major portions of the 2017 Trump tax reforms. But lawmakers presumably will also be dealing with some of Trump’s new proposals,...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 17, 2024 | Blogs, Taxation
In 2016, I wrote that socialism was both evil and stupid. Today, let’s look at a practical example, starting with this video about Norwegian taxation that is both funny and tragic. The tragic part of the video is that it is true. Norway’s leftist...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 29, 2024 | Blogs, Taxation
What’s the most radical part of Kamala Harris’ agenda? I’m tempted to say it’s what she has said about wanting the Marxist notion of “equality of outcomes.” But I suspect (or hope!) that’s just empty campaign rhetoric. If we look at the specific ideas...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 23, 2024 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation, Trade
I’m not a fan of the International Monetary Fund, mostly because of the bureaucracy’s support for bailouts and higher taxes. Those are terrible policies for the global economy. If you want to add insult to injury, the IMF’s forecasting ability also...
