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...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 5, 2016 | Blogs, States
Proponents of liberty generally are big fans of federalism. In part, this is simply an issue of “good governance” since both voters and lawmakers at the state and local level are more likely to actually understand the real issues in communities and be able to develop...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 15, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
Something doesn’t add up. People like me have been explaining that California is an example of policies to avoid. Depending on my mood, I’ll refer to the state as the France, Italy, or Greece of the United States. But folks on the left are making the opposite...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Jun 28, 2016 | Opinion and Commentary
This article originally appeared on The Blaze on June 28, 2016. The full costs of Obamcare’s ill-advised takeover of the health care system – whether measured in dollars or lives – are still being tallied. But one last thumb in the eye of taxpayers could come from the...
