by Dan Mitchell | Jul 5, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Monetary Policy, Regulations
I appreciate tax havens for many reasons, mostly having to do with the importance of having some sort of external constraint on the tendency of politicians to over-tax and over-spend. But I also like these low-tax jurisdictions for non-tax reasons. And high on my list...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 2, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
Advocates of economic liberty, free market, and small government haven’t enjoyed many victories in the 21st Century. Government got bigger and more expensive during Bush’s reign, starting in his first year with the No Bureaucrat Left Behind legislation and then ending...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 27, 2015 | Bailouts, Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Regulations
When debating and discussing the 2008 financial crisis, there are two big questions. And the answers to these questions are important because the wrong “narrative” could lead to decades of bad policy (much as a mistaken narrative about the Great Depression enabled bad...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 5, 2015 | Blogs, Economics, States, Taxation
If you’re a libertarian or a small-government conservative, it’s quite likely you believe both these statements. Instead of picking winners and losers with special preferences and penalties, the tax code should be simple and fair, treating all economic activity...
by Dan Mitchell | May 30, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy, Health Care
When one thinks about all the Obamacare lies, it’s difficult to identify the worst one. Was it when we were told we could keep our doctors? Or when we were told we could keep our insurance (here’s thehumorous version)? How about when we were told costs would come...
