by Dan Mitchell | Jan 15, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, States
I have a seven-part series (here, here, here, here, here, here and here) comparing Texas and California, mostly to demonstrate that the not-so-Golden State has hurt itself with excessive taxation and a bloated government....
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 12, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, States
When I write about fiscal policy, there are two ever-present themes. Bad tax policy reduces growth and competitiveness, driving away jobs, people, and investment.Bad spending policy occurs when budgets grow faster than the economy’s...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 31, 2022 | Blogs, Education, States, Taxation
Continuing a tradition that began back in 2013, let’s look at the best and worst developments of the past year. Since I try to be optimistic (notwithstanding forces and evidence to the contrary), let’s start with the good news. I’ll start by...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 24, 2022 | Blogs, States
I wrote a few days ago about how some New York Democratic politicians have awakened to the fact that it’s not a good idea to be too greedy. After all, if taxes are excessively high, the geese with the golden eggs can simply fly away – and...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 26, 2022 | Blogs, States, Taxation
Looking at reforms at the state level, the past two years have produced very good news on education policy and tax policy. Regarding the latter, many states have lowered tax rates and several of them have junked so-called progressive tax systems and...
