by Dan Mitchell | Feb 5, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Waste
States such as Illinois, California, New York, Connecticut, and New Jersey have very serious structural problems because of high tax burdens and unsustainable spending levels (often associated with excessive pay and benefits for bureaucrats). I frequently write about...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 23, 2018 | Big Government, Blogs
I explained back in 2013 that there is a big difference between being pro-market and being pro-business. Pro-market is a belief in genuine free enterprise, which means companies succeed or fail solely on the basis of whether they produce goods and services that...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 3, 2018 | Blogs, Taxation
When I write an everything-you-need-to-know column, it’s not because I’m under any illusions that I’ve actually amassed all the information one could need on a topic. Instead, it’s just a meme. I’m either writing an in-depth primer on an issue (for instance, spending...
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by Dan Mitchell | Jan 2, 2018 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
During the Obamacare bill-signing ceremony, Vice President Biden had a “hot mic” incident when he was overheard telling Obama that “this is a big f***ing deal.” And he was telling the truth. It was a big deal (albeit a wrong deal) from a fiscal perspective and a...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 28, 2017 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
The right kind of tax reform can help people directly and indirectly. They benefit directly if reform reduces their tax burden and gives them more take-home income. They benefit indirectly if reform increases growth and leads to additional pre-tax income. For what...
