by Dan Mitchell | Apr 8, 2026 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I constantly remind people that government spending is the most important fiscal variable, not deficits/debt. After all, it is government spending that drains resources from the productive sector of the economy, regardless of whether it is financed...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 6, 2026 | Blogs, States, Tax Competition, Taxation
I previously wrote about people moving from high-tax states to low-tax states. Here’s a new table showing how people are voting with their feet. The above table is my adaption from a report by U-Haul. The truck rental company analyzes the flow of...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 15, 2025 | Blogs, States
As part of my continuing comparisons of blue states and red states, I’ve written several columns comparing New York and Florida, and I’ve done the same thing with Texas and California. I was thinking of doing something similar for...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 15, 2024 | Blogs, States
In 2022, I wrote a two-part series (here and here) about fiscal decay in Illinois. I’m motivated to add Part III today because of this chart from Chris Edwards, which shows how many upper-income taxpayers are moving into a state compared to how...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 19, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs
Chicago has long been infamous for graft and corruption, but it had a reputation for at least being functional. That’s not the case today. The city already is ranked in the bottom 10 for economic liberty and local politicians seem determined to pass NYC, LA,...
