by Dan Mitchell | Aug 4, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs
Since I focus on public finance, I think California is crazy because of punitive taxes and reckless spending policies. But I can understand why other people think California is crazy, period. This is a state, after all, where politicians come up with bizarre ideas...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 22, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe
A couple of days ago, citing bizarre government policies in India, Belgium, Malaysia, Romania, and Spain, I wrote about some “great moments in foreign government.” Today, we’re going to give special attention to the United Kingdom. I’m not claiming there’s an...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 31, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
Considering that America’s Founders created a very small central government that operated for more than 100 years without any income tax (or any other broad-based tax), it’s very disappointing that Washington is now consuming more than 20 percent of our nation’s...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 18, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
Here are three things I’ve written about tax policy. See if you can detect a pattern: I’ve written that I don’t want a value-added tax because the money would be used to finance bigger government. I’ve also explained I don’t want a carbon tax because the revenue from...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 19, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
When I write about regulation, I usually focus on big-picture issues involving economic costs, living standards, and competitiveness. Those are very important concerns, but the average person in American probably gets more irked by rules that impact the quality of...
