by Dan Mitchell | Aug 13, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations, Taxation
Americans can see how their states rank for overall economic liberty. Economic Freedom of North America.Freedom in the 50 States.Report on Economic Freedom. They can also see how states rank for fiscal policy. State Business Tax Climate Index.Fiscal Policy Report Card...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 31, 2023 | Blogs, States, Tax Competition, Taxation
In Part I and Part II of this series, we looked at how taxpayers are moving from high-tax states to low-tax states. For Part III, let’s start with a map from the Tax Foundation, which shows which states are winning and losing as...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 23, 2023 | Blogs, Economics
Economists assume that poor countries should grow faster than rich countries over time, a process known as convergence. It’s a reasonable theory, but only if poor countries and rich countries have similar levels of economic liberty. But that’s...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 20, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Europe, Welfare and Entitlements
Part I of this series reviewed some data about the United States growing much faster than the welfare states of the European Union. Part II of the series looked at some very depressing data about the European Union losing ground compared to the United States, even...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 19, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe, Welfare and Entitlements
In Part I of this series, we learned from a report in the Wall Street Journal that the combined economies of the European Union have grown by only 6 percent over the past 15 years compared to 82 percent growth in the United States. That is stunning evidence...
