by Dan Mitchell | May 23, 2018 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
I’ve written over and over again that changing demographics are a very under-appreciated economic development. I’ve also written about why entrepreneurship is a critical determinant of growth. But I never thought of combining those topics. Fortunately, the folks at...
by Dan Mitchell | May 15, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
I had mixed feeling when I spoke yesterday in Bratislava, Slovakia, as part of the 2018 Free Market Road Show. Last decade, Slovakia was a reform superstar, shaking off the vestiges of communism with a plethora of very attractive policies – including a flat...
by Dan Mitchell | May 13, 2018 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
Even though I wrote about proposed tax increases in Illinois just 10 days ago, it’s time to revisit the issue because the Tax Foundation just published a very informative article about the state’s self-destructive fiscal policy. It starts by noting that the aggregate...
by Dan Mitchell | May 3, 2018 | Blogs, Taxation
When I did a poll earlier this year, asking which state would be the first to suffer a fiscal crisis, I wasn’t terribly surprised that Illinois wound up in first place. But I was surprised by the margin. Even though there’s a good case to be made for basket-case...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 29, 2018 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
California is a lot like France. They’re both wonderful places to visit. And they’re both great places to live if you already have a lot of money. But neither jurisdiction is very friendly to people who want to get rich. And, thanks to tax competition, that’s having a...
