by Andrew F. Quinlan | Dec 20, 2018 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by The Western Journal on December 19, 2018. Republicans were forced to pull their first proposed year-end tax bill last week due to a lack of votes, in part because many members who lost their reelection bids weren’t in town. H.R. 88 included...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 14, 2018 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
Since I’m a proponent of tax reform, I don’t like special favors in the tax code. Deductions, exemptions, credits, exclusions, and other preferences are back-door forms of cronyism and government intervention. Indeed, they basically exist to lure people into making...
by Brian Garst | Nov 28, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Free Market
President Trump is angry at GM after it announced it would be closing up to four U.S. manufacturing plants. GM, in turn, says that Trump administration’s tariffs on imported steel have cost it $1 billion. In response to GM’s announcement, President Trump...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 22, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs
Some departments of the federal government should be shut down because of federalism. High on that list would be the Department of Education and Department of Transportation. Other departments should be shut down because there is simply no role for any government...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 4, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs
I want higher wages. Indeed, that’s a big reason why I favor better tax policy. I want low rates and less double taxation so we get more entrepreneurship and investment, which then will lead to higher productivity and more compensation for workers. With this in mind,...
