by Andrew F. Quinlan | Aug 21, 2015 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared on The Hill on August 21, 2015. The House and Senate may take up a bill this year called the “Restoration of America’s Wire Act” (RAWA) at the behest of special interests who own Las Vegas casinos. The House version is H.R. 707 sponsored by Rep....
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 20, 2015 | States, Taxation
I’ve argued (repeatedly) that we should abolish the Department of Transportation and allow states to make decisions on how to fund and whether to fund transportation projects. As an interim measure to control federal spending, involvement, and intervention, I’ve...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 27, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
When giving speeches outside the beltway, I sometimes urge people to be patient with Washington. Yes, we need fundamental tax reform and genuine entitlement reform, but there’s no way Congress can make those changes with Obama in the White House. But there are some...
by Dan Mitchell | May 9, 2015 | Blogs, Economics, Tax Competition, Taxation
I wrote just yesterday about new evidence showing that decentralized government is more efficient. Part of the reason is because local governments are easier for voters to monitor and more likely to reflect the actual preferences of residents. Another reason is tax...
by Dan Mitchell | May 8, 2015 | Blogs, Economics
In early November of last year, I shared some remarkable data from a groundbreaking study published by the European Central Bank (ECB). The study looking at public sector efficiency (PSE) in developed nations and found that “big governments spend a lot more and...
