by Dan Mitchell | Nov 28, 2021 | Blogs, Free Market
Back in 2016, I shared a television program about the “Improbable Success” of Switzerland. Today, here’s a follow-up look at that “sensible country.” There are elements to this video that are outside my area of expertise, such as the role of the reformation. But the...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 22, 2021 | Blogs, States, Tax Competition, Taxation
Motivated in part by an excellent graphic that I shared in 2016, I put together a five-column ranking of state personal income tax systems in 2018. Given some changes that have since occurred, it’s time for a new version. The first two columns are self...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 29, 2021 | Blogs, Taxation
The good news is that President Biden wants the United States to be at the top. The bad news is that he wants America to be at the top in bad ways. The highest corporate income tax rate.The highest capital gains tax...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 28, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
After the people of the United Kingdom voted to escape the European Union, I wondered whether the Conservative Party would “find a new Margaret Thatcher” to enact pro-market reforms and thus “take advantage of a golden opportunity” to “prosper in a post-Brexit...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 22, 2021 | Blogs, Taxation
One of the my favorite publications from the Tax Foundation is the annual International Tax Competitiveness Index (here’s what I wrote in 2020 and 2019). The 2021 Index, authored by Daniel Bunn and Elke Asen, has now been released,...
