by Dan Mitchell | Jun 10, 2010 | Blogs, Economic Growth, Free Market, Taxation
Every so often, perhaps inadvertently, a collectivist says something very smart. In the case of Lula da Silva, Brazil’s socialist president, he made the common-sense observation that you can’t redistribute without first producing. He didn’t quite realize what he was...
by Dan Mitchell | May 27, 2010 | Blogs, Economic Growth, Free Market
Every so often, perhaps inadvertently, a collectivist says something very smart. In the case of Lula da Silva, Brazil’s socialist president, he made the common-sense observation that you can’t redistribute without first producing. He didn’t quite realize what he was...
by Dan Mitchell | May 26, 2010 | Blogs, Free Market, Taxation, Uncategorized
Richard Rahn’s Washington Times column makes several key points about corporate taxation, including the fact that excessive taxation of capital (the corporate income tax being just one example) is extremely foolish such taxes impose the most damage – per dollar...
by Dan Mitchell | May 22, 2010 | Blogs, Economic Growth, Free Market, Taxation, Uncategorized
I recently posted favorable comments about a National Review article that made two important points about fiscal policy and supply-side economics. First, the article reminded “supply siders” that the burden of government spending is very important (and...
by Dan Mitchell | May 20, 2010 | Blogs, Education, Uncategorized
There are a handful of issues that expose hypocrites on both sides of the philosophical spectrum. Republicans and conservatives love to talk about free markets, for instance, but you often find them voting for completely sleazy and corrupt forms of corporate welfare...
