by Dan Mitchell | Aug 14, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs
Sadly, Joe Biden’s plan for a bigger IRS is becoming reality. As you might imagine, I’m not happy. I’m motivated to share the above video, which was part of last week’s episode of The Square Circle, because it galls me to see some writers defend huge...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 7, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
Yesterday’s column explained that lobbyists are big winners when the size and scope of government increases. For instance, a bigger budget means special interests hire lobbyists to obtain ever-larger slices of pork.Moreover, added red...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 22, 2022 | Blogs, Economics
Since I just landed in London, it appropriate that today’s column will be based on an article in the U.K.-based Economist. A recent issue of the magazine included an article lauding the Internal Revenue Service. Why? What could the bureaucrats have done to...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 18, 2022 | Blogs, Taxation
April 15 is usually the worst day of the year, giving Americans ample reasons to both laugh and cry.* Because of a holiday in Washington, D.C., however, tax returns this year are due on April 18. So let’s celebrate (or commiserate) this awful...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 15, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy
At the risk of understatement, I am not a fan of the Internal Revenue Service. But, as shown in this closing segment from a recent interview, I get especially outraged when IRS bureaucrats engage in criminal behavior and nobody cares. This should outrage everyone that...
