by Dan Mitchell | Jul 28, 2022 | Blogs, States
Ideally, the federal government should be limited to the functions specified by the Founders in Article 1, Section 8, of the Constitution. If we are to have any hope of getting back to that system, it may require two practical steps. If Washington is...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 18, 2022 | Blogs, States
Politicians mostly care about getting reelected and wielding power, so they pay attention to polls because they want to know what to say. As a libertarian, I pay attention to polling data because I want to understand where the public has sensible...
by Dan Mitchell | May 12, 2022 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
There are many reasons to admire Switzerland. The nation’s very effective spending cap.The nation’s libertarian-leaning governance.The nation’s system of private pensions.The nation’s genuine decentralization.The...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 10, 2022 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
I’m a big fan of federalism. It gives people more freedom to choose the type of economic policy they prefer.A system of federalism promotes jurisdictional competition and policy innovation.Decentralization generates more evidence in...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 4, 2022 | Blogs, Health Care, Taxation
I wrote last month about a tax-and-spend proposal for single-payer healthcare in California (sort of a state version of “Medicare for All“). I also analyzed the scheme in this discussion with Gene Tunny of Australia. What’s remarkable, as Gene mentioned in...
