by Dan Mitchell | Apr 22, 2015 | Blogs, Economics
I don’t understand the left’s myopic fixation on income inequality. If they genuinely care about the less fortunate, they should be focused on policies that produce higher incomes. But instead, they agitate for class warfare and redistribution, which leads me to...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 21, 2015 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
Nothing warms my heart and brings a smile to my face faster than news that taxpayers have successfully escaped the greedy and grasping claws of government. I cheered when successful French taxpayers moved across the border when Francois Hollande imposed a 75 percent...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 18, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
I don’t know whether to be impressed or horrified by Paul Krugman. I’m impressed that he’s always “on message.” No matter what’s happening in America or around the world, he always has some sort of story about why events show the need for bigger government. But I’m...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 17, 2015 | Blogs, Economics
Way back in 2010, I shared two very depressing numbers to illustrate how Obama’s policies were creating “regime uncertainty.” I shared data on the cash reserves of companies and suggested it was bad news that those firms thought it made more sense to sit on money...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 15, 2015 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
I realize it’s tax week and I should be condemning our convoluted tax code and oppressive IRS. But I can’t resist getting diverted to another topic. It’s time to debunk the notion that there is rampant sexism in the private economy that causes women to by...