by Dan Mitchell | Jun 16, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Privacy
It’s a judgement call, of course, but I think the IRS’s suppression of the Tea Partywas the worst of all the Obama-era scandals. Some people say the green-energy scams like Solyndra should be at the top of the list, but steering taxpayer money to campaign donors was...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 21, 2018 | Blogs, Taxation
For the past 30 years, I’ve been criticizing both the tax code and the IRS. Which raises an interesting chicken-or-egg question about who should be blamed for our nightmarish tax system. Should we blame IRS bureaucrats, who have a dismal track record of abusing...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 30, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs
When I criticize America’s wretched tax code (now slightly less worse because of the recent tax bill), I generally focus my ire on the politicians who have spent more than 100 years creating an insanely complicated and convoluted system. The Internal Revenue Service,...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 23, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs
Whether I like what’s happening (getting rid of Operation Choke Point) or don’t like what’s happening (expanding civil asset forfeiture), it appears that the Justice Department under Attorney General Jeff Sessions is willing to make decisions. With one very puzzling...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 19, 2016 | Blogs, Taxation
It’s that time of year. Those of us who wait until the last minute are rushing to get tax returns filed (or extensions submitted). So it’s also a good time to remind ourselves that there is a better way. Economists look at the tax system and focus on the warts that...
