by Dan Mitchell | Oct 24, 2022 | Blogs, Europe
I’m in Europe to give a couple of speeches about fiscal policy, so I’m going to spend all week commenting on the continent’s (mostly miserable) fiscal policy. Let’s start with comments about Italy, the nation most likely to suffer a crisis. Normally, I tell...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 22, 2022 | Blogs, Tax Havens, Taxation
Most people don’t know how to define a “tax haven,” but we assume places with no income tax are on the list. And there’s a lot to admire when looking at jurisdictions such as Bermuda, Monaco, and the Cayman Islands. But what if we want to...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 21, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Domestic programs are the main reason that the burden of government spending is expanding, with so-called entitlement outlays deserving the lion’s share of the blame. But this does not mean that advocates of limited government should give the...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 13, 2022 | Blogs, States
What’s the reward for a governor who replaces a discriminatory and punitive system with a simple and fair flat tax, particularly in a year when many other states also are enacting better tax policy? The reward for Kim Reynolds of Iowa is the top...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 6, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
At the end of last month, I wrote about the growth-maximizing size of government, citing a study that estimated that the public sector in Sudan should not consume more than 11.17 percent of the nation’s economic output. I realize that very few people care...
