by Dan Mitchell | Dec 11, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
The world is in the middle of a dramatic demographic transition caused by increasing lifespans and falling birthrates. One consequence of this change is that traditional tax-and-transfer, pay-as-you-go retirement schemes (such as Social Security in the United States)...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 20, 2018 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
If you live in Illinois or California and you’re sick and tired of high taxes and crummy government, should you have the freedom to move to a state with no income tax, such as Florida or Texas? The answer is yes (though Walter Williams joked that leftist politicians...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | May 17, 2018 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by The Washington Times on May 15, 2017. Donald Trump made the idea of draining the swamp in Washington, D.C., a central component of his presidential campaign. Now that he holds office, the degree to which he has taken steps toward achieving this...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 19, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
The worst-international-bureaucracy contest is heating up. In recent years, the prize has belonged to the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development for reasons outlined in this interview. Indeed, I’ve even argued that subsidies for the OECD are...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 4, 2017 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market, Taxation
The great thing about the Economic Freedom of the World is that it’s like the Swiss Army Knife of global policy. No matter where you are or what issue you’re dealing with, EFW will offer insight about how to generate more prosperity. Since today’s focus is Central...
