by Dan Mitchell | Mar 7, 2026 | Blogs, States, Taxation
In 2015, in a column about the potential enactment of an income tax in the state of Washington, I explained that legislators should learn from Connecticut. The Nutmeg State enacted an income tax in 1991 and the net result has been higher...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 5, 2026 | Blogs, Government Spending, States
If you follow state fiscal policy, there’s a very important battle happening in the Pacific Northwest. Democrats in the state of Washington are trying to muster the votes to push through an income tax. As depicted by the chart, the spending burden...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 3, 2026 | Blogs, Taxation
Is it time to pack our belongings and head to Argentina, where Javier Milei is dramatically improving economic policy and cultural attitudes? I’m joking, but also not joking. The reason I’m not joking is that there’s a very depressing...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 27, 2026 | Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
As part of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity’s Latin American Liberty project. I’m spending most of the winter south of the border. I’ve been teaching economics at Universidad de la Libertad in Mexico City (one more week of classes remaining for my lucky – or...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 19, 2026 | Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
I wrote last June that Zohran Mamdani’s platform for New York City was akin to a suicide note. Today, let’s see how the “Caviar Communist” wants to deal with fiscal policy. But let’s first look at two graphs so we can understand New York City’s finances....
