by Dan Mitchell | May 26, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, States
Last year, I compared the economic performance of red states and blue states. My big takeaway from that column is that we should pay attention to the data on internal migration. More specifically, there’s a reason why Americans have been moving...
by Dan Mitchell | May 15, 2021 | Blogs, Taxation
Tax increases are bad fiscal policy, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they are politically unpopular. Indeed, many voices in the establishment press are citing favorable polling data in hopes of creating an aura on inevitably...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 27, 2021 | Taxation
When I ask my left-leaning friends what they think about the flight of investors, entrepreneurs, and business owners from high-tax states, I tend to get three responses. It isn’t actually happening (these are my friends who apparently don’t know how to read).It’s...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 6, 2021 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
The state of New York is an economic disaster area. New York is ranked #50 in the Economic Freedom of North America.New York is ranked #48 in the State Business Tax Climate Index.New York is ranked #50 in the Freedom...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 9, 2021 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
If you ask normal people about the biggest thing that happened in 2020, they’ll probably pick coronavirus, though some might say the 2020 election. But if you ask a policy wonk, you may get a different answer. Especially if we’re allowed to tweak the question a bit...
