by Dan Mitchell | Mar 8, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
Once of the reasons that tax increases in Washington are such a bad idea (and one of the reasons why a value-added tax is an especially bad idea) is that the prospect of additional tax revenue kills any possibility of genuine entitlement reform. Simply stated,...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 15, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
Which state gets the biggest share of its budget from the federal government? Is it California, the left’s bizarre alternative universe? Is it Illinois, the poster child for big-government excess? Nope, not even close. As a matter of fact, those two jurisdictions are...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 29, 2016 | Blogs, States, Taxation
In just 10 days, voters will go to the polls and deal with the rather distasteful choice of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. In some states, they also will have an opportunity to vote for or against various ballot initiatives and referendums. Here are the five...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 18, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy, States
America’s main long-run retirement challenge is our pay-as-you-go Social Security system, which was created back when everyone assumed we would always have a “population pyramid,” meaning relatively few retirees and lots of workers. But as longevity has increased and...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 8, 2016 | Blogs, Taxation
One (hopefully endearing) trait of being a policy wonk is that I have a weakness for jurisdictional rankings. At least if they’re methodologically sound. This is why I was so happy a couple of weeks ago when I got to peruse and analyze the 2016 version of Economic...
