by Dan Mitchell | Oct 28, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Welfare and Entitlements
I’ve responded to all sorts of arguments against lower taxes. Tax cuts are “unfair” because rich people will benefit. Tax cuts are wrong because revenue should be going up, not down. Tax cuts are pointless because the economy won’t grow faster. Tax cuts are misguided...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 20, 2017 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I’ve shared several quizzes that people can take to see whether they are libertarian, some of which are very simple and some of which are very nuanced and complex. The Definitive Political Orientation test. The Circle test. The Libertarian Purity test. The 8 Values...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 11, 2017 | Blogs, Taxation
If you want to see a bunch of hypocritical leftists squirming with embarrassment, there’s a very clever video showing what happens when a bunch of pro-tax hike millionaires are asked to voluntarily pay more money to the IRS. I’ve even debated some of these rich,...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 13, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
I don’t like international bureaucracies that push statist policies. In a perverse way, though, I admire their brassiness. They’re now arguing that higher taxes are good for growth. This isn’t a joke. They never offer any evidence, of course, but it’s now routine to...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 4, 2016 | Blogs
I wrote a couple of days ago about a global ranking showing which nations enjoy the most personal and economic freedom. Surprisingly, European nations dominated the top 20, which suggests (given the depressing amount of statism in Europe) that libertarians have a lot...