by Dan Mitchell | Jun 5, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, States
Give Minnesota politicians credit for consistency. Their policies have Minnesota ranked #39 in both Economic Freedom of North America and Freedom in the 50 states. Those are ratings for overall economic freedom. When looking specifically at fiscal...
by Dan Mitchell | May 5, 2023 | Blogs, Education, States
It this the year of school choice or the decade of school choice? The answer is yes to both. Look at the statewide school choice plans that have been recently enacted. West Virginia in 2021Arizona in 2022Iowa in 2023Utah in 2023Arkansas in...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 29, 2023 | Blogs, Taxation
I’ve written many times about the harmful consequences of the federal death tax. Simply stated, it is both immoral and foolish for the IRS to grab as much as 40 percent of someone’s assets simply because they die. That drains private capital from...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 31, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, States
In Part I or our series comparing red states and blue states, we found that the former enjoyed better overall economic performance. In Part II, we discovered that red states did much better with regards to unemployment. But the unemployment rate does...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 21, 2023 | Blogs, States, Tax Competition, Taxation
It usually is not fun writing about public policy, given my libertarian sentiments. After all, politicians have a natural tendency to expand their powers and diminish our liberties. So where there is occasional good news, I like to relish the...
