by Dan Mitchell | Feb 27, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs
In hopes of convincing people to be libertarian, most of my columns are based on data. I’ve noticed, however, that evidence is only persuasive if readers trust that numbers are being presented honestly. This is a challenge because everyone seems to think that the...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 9, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs
I’ve been arguing for a long time that we need tax simplification rather than a bigger budget for the IRS. The clowns in Washington have a different perspective, however, and they approved the Biden-Harris plan to dramatically...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 23, 2022 | Blogs, Taxation
I applauded when Joe Biden used clever tax strategies to reduce his (apparently unpatriotic) tax bill to the IRS. I also applauded when Bill and Hillary Clinton engaged in clever tax avoidance, as well as John Kerry and Gov....
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 13, 2022 | Blogs, Taxation
It is economically foolish to have high tax rates, double taxation, and corrupt loopholes. The answer, as Steve Forbes explains in this video, is the flat tax. He makes excellent points, similar to the analysis I shared in my 2010 video....
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...
