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...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 14, 2023 | Blogs
The economics of tax policy is largely the economics of incentives. When governments impose high tax rates on something, you get less of that thing. My left-leaning friends acknowledge this is true, but only selectively. They openly agitate for higher...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 10, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs
The first four rounds of my New York vs. Florida contest (available here, here, here, and here) largely focused on Florida’s superior economic policies and superior economic results. So you won’t be surprised to learn that Round #5 continues that...
