by Dan Mitchell | Jun 5, 2017 | Blogs, Economics, States, Taxation
The federal income tax is corrosive and destructive. It’s almost as if a group of malicious people decided to deliberately design a system that imposes maximum damage while also allowing the most corruption. The economic damage is not only the result of high tax rates...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 1, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy, Education
While most of my disdain is reserved for the federal government in Washington, I periodically share horror stories about foreign governments and state governments. And today we’re going to add to our collection of bone-headed policies by local governments. In some...
by Dan Mitchell | May 16, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy
I wrote just yesterday that it’s tough to be a libertarian because “public choice” means never-ending pressure for bigger government. But the good part of working in public policy as a libertarian is that I never lack for topics. Simply stated, governments do so many...
by Dan Mitchell | May 7, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs
What word best describes the actions of government? Would it be greed? How about thuggery? Or cronyism? Writing for Reason, Eric Boehm has a story showing that “all of the above” may be the right answer. At first it seems like a story about government greed. When Mats...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 29, 2017 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
If I had to pick my least-favorite tax loophole, the economist part of my brain would select the healthcare exclusion. After all, that special preference creates a destructive incentive for over-insurance and contributes (along with Medicare, Medicaid, Obamacare, etc)...
