by Dan Mitchell | Oct 29, 2010 | Blogs, Flat Tax, Taxation
In the past 15 years, I’ve debated in favor of a national sales tax, testified before Congress on the merits of a national sales tax, gone on TV to advocate for the national sales tax, and spoken with dozens of reporters to explain why the national sales tax is a good...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 26, 2010 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I thought it was shocking when Senator Bennett of Utah was denied renomination, but I’m even more stunned that Senator Murkowski of Alaska is trailing her opponent in preliminary results from Tuesday’s primary. As the Wall Street Journal explained in an editorial this...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 25, 2010 | Blogs, Economic Growth, Economics
One of the main factors determining incumbent election success is economic performance. When disposable income is rising and people feel good about the future, it is difficult for an incumbent to lose. So why, then, is Obama pursuing policies that are undermining...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 14, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
I don’t agree with all the points in this column from Real Clear Markets, but I fully agree with the overall theme that the GOP would be wise to cut Bush out of the Party’s history. Like Nixon, he was a failed, big-government statist. The sour economy is presenting...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 8, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Capital Gains, Taxation
In a debate with one of the hopeless ideologues from the Center for American Progress, I criticize the corrupt deals between big government and big business, I warn about the big tax increases scheduled to take effect next year, I explain that Republicans did Obama a...
