by Dan Mitchell | Apr 20, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
As part of my recent interview about European economic policy with Gunther Fehlinger, I pontificated on issues such as Convergence and Wagner’s Law. I also explained why a Swiss-style spending cap could have saved Greece and Italy...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 19, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs
In my lifetime, the only good president has been Ronald Reagan, whose policies restored America’s economy and led to the end of the Soviet Union’s evil empire. But if we look at the past 100 years, Calvin Coolidge might rank even higher. Amity...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 16, 2021 | Blogs, Taxation, VAT
My views on the value-added tax are very straightforward. Washington taxes too much today and wastes too much money today.Giving D.C. politicians even more tax revenue will encourage more fiscal profligacy.It is profoundly...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 7, 2021 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Tax Harmonization, Taxation
Way back in 2007, I narrated this video to explain why tax competition is very desirable because politicians are likely to overtax and overspend (“Goldfish Government“) if they think taxpayers have no ability to escape. The good news is that tax competition has been...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 6, 2021 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
The state of New York is an economic disaster area. New York is ranked #50 in the Economic Freedom of North America.New York is ranked #48 in the State Business Tax Climate Index.New York is ranked #50 in the Freedom...
