by Dan Mitchell | Nov 24, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs
I’ve argued that the crowd in Washington profits by plundering America, but that’s just part of the equation. There are also plenty of big companies that have their snouts in the public trough. No wonder many people have become disgusted Writing for the Wall Street...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 22, 2014 | Blogs, Taxation
In some sense, there’s nothing remotely funny about the IRS’s targeting of Tea Party organizations. It is disgusting that a powerful arm of the government became a corrupt vehiclefor illegal partisan politics. But it’s better to laugh rather than cry, so let’s enjoy...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 3, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
The internal revenue service has allowed itself to become a tool of the White House. To be more specific, bureaucrats at the tax-collection agency sought to undermine a free and fair political process by stifling political speech. And now the IRS is lying about its...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 27, 2014 | Blogs, Taxation
When I wrote recently that the IRS was corrupt, venal, and despicable, I didn’t realize that I was bending over backwards to be overly nice. Every new revelation in the scandal shows that the agency is beyond salvage. Writing for Real Clear Markets, Diana...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 14, 2014 | Blogs, Taxation
Some statements are so lame that they now serve only as punch lines. Nobody, after all, would ever claim to a teacher that “the dog ate my homework.” Moreover, surely few if any people ever actually assert to bill collectors that “the check is in the mail.” And I have...
