by Dan Mitchell | Oct 30, 2016 | Blogs, Uncategorized
The horrid day is rapidly approaching. Yes, November 8 is when Americans will choose which Tweedledee/Tweedledum fire to jump into after two terms of Barack Obama’s slow-growth frying pan. So let’s try to enjoy some gallows humor in advance Hillary already has been...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 28, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs
I’ve written before about Hillary Clinton’s unethical and (presumably) illegal actions, both in terms of her email server and the Clinton Foundation. We’ve probably only seen the tip of the iceberg, but one thing that can be said with confidence is that there is...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 25, 2016 | Blogs, Economics
Based on what she’s been saying during the campaign, Hillary Clinton is a big fan of class warfare. She has put forth a series of “soak-the-rich” tax hikes designed to finance bigger government. Her official plan includes provisions such as an increase (“surcharge”)...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 16, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Keynesian
Since it’s very likely that Hillary Clinton will be our next President, I’m mentally preparing myself for upcoming fights over her agenda of bigger government and class warfare. But the silver lining to this dark cloud is that I don’t think I’ll be distracted by also...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 14, 2016 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
As part of her collection of class-warfare tax proposals, Hillary Clinton wants a big increase in the death tax. This is very bad tax policy. In a good system, there shouldn’t be any double taxation of income that is saved and invested,especially since that approach...
