by Dan Mitchell | Oct 31, 2022 | Blogs, States, Taxation
Because I dedicated last week to European fiscal policy, I didn’t get a chance to write about the Tax Foundation’s latest version of the State Business Tax Climate Index, which was released October 25. Last year, the top-4 states were Wyoming,...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 28, 2022 | Blogs, Economics, Europe
The European Union started as a good idea (unfettered free trade between member nations) and has morphed into a troubling idea (a super-state based on centralization, harmonization, and bureaucratization). And I fear it is heading further in...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 18, 2022 | Blogs, Taxation
There is not a lot of suspense when the Tax Foundation releases its annual International Tax Competitiveness Index. The “improbable success” of Estonia once again ranks #1. Just like in 2021, 2020, 2019, etc, etc. Its Baltic...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 8, 2022 | Blogs, Economic Growth
Because of my libertarian proclivities, I don’t like when people assert that the United States should have European-sized government. But this is not merely a question of ideology. I’ve repeatedly pointed out that there is a relationship between...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 28, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe, Taxation, Welfare and Entitlements
What accounts for Switzerland’s “improbable success“? How did a small, land-locked nation with few natural resources become so successful? Switzerland routinely ranks very high in international comparisons of economic liberty, so that means...
