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 | Nov 30, 2017 | Blogs, Taxation
I realize that we’re in the midst of an important tax battle in Washington and that I should probably be writing about likely amendments to the Senate tax bill. The bad Rubio-Lee proposal to increase refundable tax credits (i.e., redistribution spending that...
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 Andrew F. Quinlan | Mar 16, 2017 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by Washington Examiner on March 2, 2017. With President Trump in office and Republicans in full control of Congress, the prospects for major reforms to the tax code are the highest they’ve been since the Reagan era. Reform might not only...
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...
