by Dan Mitchell | Mar 2, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs
President Trump gave his first address to a joint session of Congress the other night. The one thing I can say with great confidence, based on applause patterns, is that it didn’t generate the same spirit of bipartisan good will as the Pope’s address back in 2015. But...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 21, 2017 | Blogs, Taxation
As part of an otherwise very good tax reform plan, House Republicans have proposed to modify the corporate income tax so that it becomes a “destination-based cash-flow tax.” For those not familiar with wonky inside-the-beltway tax terminology, there are three main...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 12, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
President Obama gave his farewell speech two nights ago, orating for more than 50 minutes. As noted by the Washington Examiner, his remarks were “longer than the good-bye speeches of Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush combined.” But this wasn’t because he...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 9, 2016 | Blogs, Economics
Wow. I don’t know what else to say. Almost all the experts said Trump couldn’t win the GOP nomination. Then the expert consensus was that Trump had virtually no chance of winning the White House. Now, for better or worse, he’s going to be America’s next President....
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 29, 2016 | Blogs, States, Taxation
In just 10 days, voters will go to the polls and deal with the rather distasteful choice of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. In some states, they also will have an opportunity to vote for or against various ballot initiatives and referendums. Here are the five...
