by Dan Mitchell | May 3, 2013 | Blogs, Taxation
I share a lot of economic theory and empirical evidence in favor of lower tax rates. And I’m constantly extolling the virtues of overall economic freedom. But sometimes it helps to have a real-world example of how a specific industry responds when it is freed from...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Apr 22, 2013 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared in The Washington Times on April 22, 2013. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has now missed its April 13 deadline for finalizing rules limiting greenhouse-gas emissions from new power plants. The rules as proposed included an unattainable...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 3, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations, States
Back in 2010, I shared parts of a Dave Barry column that mocked the government for bizarre examples of stupid law enforcement. Barry was specifically making fun of OSHA bureaucrats for fining a company for the horrible transgression of saving a worker when a trench...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 17, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
As an economist with a boring personality (sorry to be redundant), I sometimes focus on numbers. And when contemplating the cost of regulation and red tape, there are some numbers that should frighten all of us. Americans spend 8.8 billion hours every year filling out...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 15, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Regulations
Obama imposed a big tax hike last year. But I’m not talking about the fiscal cliff and the President’s class-warfare trophy of higher tax rates on those evil rich people. That happened this year. Instead, I’m referring to the increase in the regulatory burden. Here...
