by Dan Mitchell | Sep 1, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
The Free Market Mojo site asked me a number of interesting questions about public policy. I’m not sure all of my answers were interesting, but here are some snippets that capture my curmudgeonly outlook. I think it’s important to divide the topic into two issues, the...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 18, 2010 | Blogs, Taxation
After my recent post on “bashing the IRS,” I got several emails and comments asking whether a national sales tax might be a better idea than the flat tax. I’m a big fan of proposals such as the Fair Tax. I’ve debated in favor of the national sales tax, done media...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 16, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
Being a lazy procrastinator, I filed an extension April 15 and then waited until this weekend to do my tax return. This experience has reinforced my hatred and disdain for our corrupt and punitive tax system. I don’t even have a remotely complicated tax return, just a...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 10, 2010 | Blogs, Europe, Flat Tax, Tax Competition, Taxation
I gave a speech in Hungary about two weeks ago and now the government has announced a big step in the direction of better fiscal policy. According to Reuters, “Hungary’s new government plans to introduce a flat personal income tax of 16 percent from 2011,...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 5, 2010 | Blogs, Flat Tax, Taxation
I have a question for my friends who support a national sales tax. First, some background. Beginning with the defeat of Woody Jenkins in his Louisiana Senate race back in the 1990s, various versions of the national sales tax have caused political headaches for GOP...
