by Dan Mitchell | Nov 23, 2022 | Blogs, Economics, States
According to the Fraser Institute’s Economic Freedom of the World, New Hampshire was the most economically free state in America in 2017, 2018, and 2019. But the state famous for “Live Free or Die” has now been replaced by the Sunshine State. The...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 18, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, States
I was going to write about Argentina again today, following up on yesterday’s column. But the National Association of State Budget Officers has released a new report about spending in the 50 states. This is an opportunity to see how all the pandemic...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 31, 2022 | Blogs, States, Taxation
Because I dedicated last week to European fiscal policy, I didn’t get a chance to write about the Tax Foundation’s latest version of the State Business Tax Climate Index, which was released October 25. Last year, the top-4 states were Wyoming,...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 13, 2022 | Blogs, States
What’s the reward for a governor who replaces a discriminatory and punitive system with a simple and fair flat tax, particularly in a year when many other states also are enacting better tax policy? The reward for Kim Reynolds of Iowa is the top...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 5, 2022 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
A big division among economists is whether taxes have a big or small impact on incentives. If taxpayers are very responsive, that means more economic damage (to use the profession’s jargon, a greater level of deadweight loss). If you’re wondering which economists...
