by Dan Mitchell | Dec 6, 2014 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
When people figure out ways to keep the money they earn in their own pockets, rather than having it confiscated by government, I’m almost always happy. That’s because governments tend to waste money (should any of us pay for corrupt pork-barrel spending?). And it’s...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 2, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
It’s time to puncture the myth that libertarians are congenitally dour and pessimistic. We’re going to look at some fiscal data that must be very depressing for President Obama and other advocates of big government. But that means this information must be very good...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 26, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation
I generally focus on the profligate habits and abusive tactics of the federal government in Washington, but that doesn’t mean other levels of government are well behaved. In a column for the Washington Post, Catherine Rampell outlines some of the reprehensible ways...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 25, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
Since I’ve accused the Congressional Budget Office of “witch doctor economics and gypsy forecasting,” it’s obvious I’m not a big fan of the organization’s approach to fiscal analysis. I’ve even argued that Republicans shouldn’t cite CBO when the...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 22, 2014 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Tax Harmonization, Taxation
Tax competition is a very important tool for constraining the greed of the political class. Simply stated, politicians are less likely to impose bad tax policy if they are afraid that jobs and investment (and accompanying tax revenue) willmove to jurisdictions with...
