by Dan Mitchell | Mar 11, 2017 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
What’s the right way to define good tax policy? There are several possible answers to that question, including the all-important observation that the goal should be to only collect the amount of revenue needed to finance the legitimate functions of government, and not...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 6, 2016 | Blogs, Economics, Laffer Curve
Over the years, I’ve run into oddball stories about what happens when politicians and bureaucrats get involved with matters relating to sex. California bureaucrats are regulating participants in porn films, ashumorously described by Mark Steyn. The World Bank is...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 17, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs
Back in 2010, I joked that the Libertarian Party should give Barack Obama a Man-of-the-Year Award because his failed policies rejuvenated interest in limits of federal power. Though, in retrospect, perhaps the GOP should have given Obama the Award since Republicans...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 31, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Energy, Regulations
When writing about the burden of regulation, I often share big numbers about aggregate cost, job losses, time wasted, and foregone growth. But I sometimes wonder if such data is effective in the battle for good policy. Maybe it’s better, at least in some cases, to...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 28, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs
Michelle Obama wants the federal government to tell us what kind of food to eat. I actually wouldn’t object if she merely used a bully pulpit to encourage healthier eating. But the busy-body crowd in Washington has a hard time distinguishing between giving advice...
