by Dan Mitchell | Sep 6, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations, Taxation
What’s the worst development in economic policy of the Obama years? The faux stimulus scheme? The Obamacare boondoggle? The fiscal cliff tax hike? The Dodd-Frank bailout bill? Those are all good answers, but if you look at the data from Economic Freedom of the World,...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 18, 2015 | Blogs, Taxation
I’m in Geneva, Switzerland, where I just gave a speech about how international bureaucracies such as the OECD are seeking to undermine tax competition in hopes that the welfare state can be propped up for a few more years with ever-higher taxes. But regular readers...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 20, 2015 | Blogs, Taxation
Who benefits most from the death tax? There are two obvious answers. First, politicians presumably benefit since they get more money to spend. Yes, it’s true that the tax discourages capital formation and may actuallylose revenue in the long run, but politicians...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 2, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation
The President today released his budget for fiscal year 2016, a document that also shows what will happen to taxes, spending, and red ink over the next 10 years if the White House’s budget is adopted. Here are the four things that deserve critical attention. 1. Obama...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 16, 2014 | Blogs, Europe, Taxation
The polling data I shared last month about confused young people was a bit of a downer, so let’s look at three different polls that are a bit more encouraging. First, I’m glad to see that many Americans feel that government and politicians are their leading cause of...
