by Dan Mitchell | Dec 13, 2022 | Blogs, Taxation
It is economically foolish to have high tax rates, double taxation, and corrupt loopholes. The answer, as Steve Forbes explains in this video, is the flat tax. He makes excellent points, similar to the analysis I shared in my 2010 video....
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 8, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Education, Regulations, Taxation
Because politicians have built-in incentives to expand the size and scope of government, it is very rare to find elected officials who actually deliver more liberty. Some of them will offer rhetoric, of course, but very few of them produce results....
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 26, 2022 | Blogs, States, Taxation
Looking at reforms at the state level, the past two years have produced very good news on education policy and tax policy. Regarding the latter, many states have lowered tax rates and several of them have junked so-called progressive tax systems and...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 11, 2022 | Blogs, Flat Tax, Taxation
While most people pay attention to which political party enjoys success when there’s an election, I think it’s also important to look at ballot initiatives. In 2021, voters in the left-leaning state of Washington overwhelmingly registered their...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 8, 2022 | Blogs, States, Taxation
There isn’t much good news coming from Washington, DC, especially since Biden was able to push through a (fortunately watered-down) package of more spending and higher taxes. But there have been some very positive developments at the state level over the past...
