by Dan Mitchell | Sep 2, 2024 | Blogs, States, Tax Competition, Taxation
Massachusetts used to have a flat tax, but I warned back in 2019 that it was in danger. Sadly, my fears were warranted. In 2022, the state’s misguided voters approved a referendum to replace the flat tax with a system based on class warfare (a...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 22, 2024 | Blogs, Taxation
I used to think the world’s biggest hypocrites were the bureaucrats at international bureaucracies such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development and the International Monetary Fund. They jet around the world at our expense (in...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 20, 2024 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
As part of her tax-and-spend agenda, Kamala Harris says she wants to increase the federal corporate tax rate from 21 percent to 28 percent. While it doesn’t seem possible, there is a tiny sliver of good news in her proposal. I’m happy that she isn’t proposing to...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 8, 2024 | Blogs, States, Taxation
Writing about Mitt Romney’s selection of Paul Ryan in 2012, I opined that, “…it probably means nothing. I don’t think there’s been an election in my lifetime that was impacted by the second person on a presidential ticket.” I feel the same way about Tim Walz, who is...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 31, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
If Joe Biden and Kamala Harris proposed to give taxpayer funds to pro-tax, pro-spending groups like the Center for American Progress or the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Republicans presumably would argue against handouts. After all, why...
