by Dan Mitchell | May 5, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation
Martin Feldstein’s on a roll, but not in a good way. Earlier this week in the Wall Street Journal, he advocated throwing in the towel on reforming Social Security into a system of personal retirement accounts. Today, in the New York Times, he endorses big tax...
by Dan Mitchell | May 4, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Laffer Curve, Taxation
As I have explained elsewhere, tax increases are a bad idea – unless you favor bigger government. And I’ve already added my two cents to the tax debate between Senator Coburn and Grover Norquist regarding the desirability of higher taxes. So it won’t surprise anyone...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 25, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Taxation
Republicans are fighting about taxes. But they’re fighting with each other, not Democrats. I’ve already written about this topic once, but the issue has become more heated, and the stakes have become much larger. And this time I’m going to focus on the political...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 14, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Taxation
President Obama didn’t offer a budget plan yesterday. The White House hasn’t released anything beyond a set of talking points. But that’s not terribly surprising since his speech was really the opening salvo of his 2012 reelection fight. And it’s clear that a central...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 13, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
Responding to widespread criticism of his AWOL status on the budget fight, President Obama today unveiled a fiscal plan. It already is being criticized for its class warfare approach to tax policy, but the most disturbing feature may be a provision that punishes the...
