by Dan Mitchell | Apr 10, 2016 | Blogs, Economics, Tax Competition, Taxation
I’m hoping the “Panama Papers” issue will quickly fade from the news (as happened after a similar data theft from BVI in 2013) for the simple reason that even left-leaning reporters will get bored when they discover it is mostly a story about internationally active...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 6, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Flat Tax, Government Spending, Tax Competition, Taxation
There’s no agreement on the most important variable for state tax competitiveness. You could make a strong case that it is the overall share of income taken by politicians in the state. Or you could argue that the tax system for employers is the key metric. And the...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 5, 2016 | Blogs, Economics, Laffer Curve, Taxation
About one year ago, Scott Hodge authored a report explaining the mechanics and utility of the Tax Foundation’s Taxes and Growth Dynamic Model. He made a very persuasive argument about the need to modernize and improve the Joint Committee on Taxation’s antiquated...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 4, 2016 | Blogs, Economics, Tax Competition, Taxation
Federalism is a great idea, and not just because America’s Founders wanted a small and limited central government. It’s also a good idea because states are laboratories that teach us about the benefits of good policy and the costs of bad policy. And when we...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 3, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Keynesian
In recent weeks, the bureaucrats at both the International Monetary Fund and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development have recommended that politicians should have a green light to supposedly stimulate growth by increasing the burden of government...
