by Dan Mitchell | Jun 3, 2023 | Blogs, Education
There are two astoundingly hypocritical groups in the United States. Leftist politicians who clamor for higher taxes while aggressively protecting their own money from wasteful government.Leftist politicians who fight against school choice for poor families...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 30, 2023 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
I realize it’s not nice to take pleasure in the misfortune of others, but that rule does not apply when bad things happen to greedy politicians. As such, I greatly enjoy reading about when taxpayers “vote with their feet” by moving from high-tax jurisdictions to...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 24, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
Yesterday’s column discussed Caterpillar’s decision to move its headquarters from high-tax Illinois to low-tax Texas. Today, we have more bad news for the Prairie State. A major investment fund, Citadel, also has decided to leave Illinois. Is the company moving to a...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 23, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
I wrote a couple of days ago about California’s grim future. But now I’ll share some good news. No matter how bad California gets, the Golden State probably won’t have to worry about people and businesses fleeing to Illinois. That’s because the Prairie...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 21, 2022 | Blogs, States, Taxation
I regularly share reports that measure how states rank for economic policy. Economic Freedom of North AmericaFreedom in the 50 StatesState Business Tax Climate IndexState income taxesState sales taxesState budgetary burdens Now we can augment this collection. A...
