by Dan Mitchell | Nov 19, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
Some people have asked why I’m so agitated about the possibility that Republicans may acquiesce to tax increases as part of the Supercommittee negotiations. Rather than get into a lengthy discourse about the proper role of the federal government or an analysis of how...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 18, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation
Yesterday, I unloaded on supposed conservatives who are toying with a tax increase to enable more government spending. Why would they take that route in the “Supercommittee” deliberations, I wondered, when they can deliver a guaranteed victory for taxpayers by holding...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 17, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation
What would you do if you saw somebody standing at the top of a skyscraper, about to jump? Would you avert your eyes in horror? Would you watch in dismay as they plummeted to the ground? These are similar to the thoughts that are going through my mind as I watch...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 12, 2011 | Blogs, Taxation
I’m periodically asked about proposals to impose “small” taxes on transactions. There are a couple of versions of this idea. In some cases, such proposals are designed to tax every economic transaction and supposedly generate enough money to replace all other taxes....
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 10, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
I’m baffled by stupid Republicans (sorry to be redundant). Some GOPers have agreed to put taxes on the table. Not surprisingly, Democrats are praising them for this preemptive surrender, patting these Republicans on the head for being good little lapdogs. (The...
