by Dan Mitchell | Apr 16, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Socialism, Taxation
Bernie Sanders demonizes the rich and argues that millionaires need to pay higher tax rates in order to finance a bigger burden of government. Which presumably means that he should surrender more of his income, since he is part of the gilded class. The New York...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 20, 2018 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
If you live in Illinois or California and you’re sick and tired of high taxes and crummy government, should you have the freedom to move to a state with no income tax, such as Florida or Texas? The answer is yes (though Walter Williams joked that leftist politicians...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 6, 2018 | Blogs, Tax Havens, Taxation
According to bureaucrats at the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, so-called tax havens are terrible and should be shut down. Their position is grossly hypocritical since they get tax-free salaries while pushing for higher taxes on...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 20, 2017 | Blogs, Economics, Socialism
I wrote a lengthy column yesterday on the horrific situation in Venezuela. As I thought about the suffering, especially among the poor, I wondered whether Bernie Sanders and Joe Stiglitz are still willing to defend that country’s barbaric government. And I also...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 13, 2017 | Blogs, Taxation
There’s an amusing ritual that takes place in Washington every time there’s a big debate about tax policy. A bunch of rich leftists will sign a letter or hold a press conference to announce that they should be paying higher taxes rather than lower taxes. I’ve debated...
