by Dan Mitchell | Jan 12, 2025 | Blogs, States
In this 12-second video, Margaret Thatcher is talking about the Labour Party in the United Kingdom, but her warning has universal application. And when I say her warning has universal application, I’m not joking. Politicians generally can’t resist the temptation to...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 17, 2024 | Blogs, Taxation
In 2016, I wrote that socialism was both evil and stupid. Today, let’s look at a practical example, starting with this video about Norwegian taxation that is both funny and tragic. The tragic part of the video is that it is true. Norway’s leftist...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 30, 2024 | Blogs, Economics
If you want to rigorously assess a nation’s economic outlook, investigate how it is scored based on the dozens of variables included in Economic Freedom of the World and the Index of Economic Freedom. And also look at whether its overall score is...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 15, 2024 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
I wrote a few days ago about how Americans are moving from high-tax states to lower-tax states (mostly to states with no income taxes or flat taxes). Today, let’s look at international tax migration. I’ve addressed this issue before, but...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 12, 2024 | Blogs, States, Tax Competition, Taxation
I’m a big fan of tax competition. I cheer when jobs, investment, and people (or even booze) move from high-tax jurisdictions to low-tax jurisdictions. This increases the rewards for good policy and also increases the punishment for bad policy. Given my...
