by Dan Mitchell | May 2, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Regulations
Switzerland is a role model (the freest nation, the most-sensible nation, etc) and France is suffering from statism (biggest spending burden, confiscatory taxes, etc). As such, nobody should be surprised to learn that...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 28, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs
The price system plays an essential role of making sure that entrepreneurs and business owners serve consumers. In the jargon of economists, the price system is an efficient way of allocating scare resources. Unfortunately, as Thomas Sowell has...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 25, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Regulations
I first started writing about the Competitive Enterprise Institute’s annual report about red tape back in 2010. The newest edition was just released, so let’s take a depressing look at America’s regulatory burden. We’ll start with the chart showing...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 11, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
I was not a fan of Trump’s “Liberation Day” because it means higher taxes and senselessly destructive protectionism. But he’s given us another liberation day that is much better. The Administration has announced that American consumers will once again (sort...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 8, 2025 | Blogs, Taxation
When I write about tax reform, I emphasize that there are three equally important features of the flat tax. One low tax rate on productive behavior. No double taxation of saving and investment. No distorting and inefficient loopholes. Regarding the third...
