by Dan Mitchell | Aug 8, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
My default assumption is that all politicians will do the wrong thing when they have to choose between defending freedom and appeasing special interests. Even the ones that spout good rhetoric often do the wrong thing, particularly after a couple of years in office...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 22, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, States
I’m glad I read Instapundit, because my day has been made brighter by the news that Arizona’s statists have given up on their money-grubbing speed camera program. Here’s a cheerful story which explains that widespread noncompliance was the key. Dozens of...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 17, 2010 | Blogs, Uncategorized
Oakland politicans have created a fiscal crisis by spending too much money. This has caused strife with the police union according to a San Francisco paper. The details of the fight are not very remarkable, but I was stunned to read that the average compensation for a...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 9, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
Supporters of the Cleveland Cavaliers, especially the owner of the team, are upset that basketball superstar LeBron James has decided to sign with the Miami Heat. The anger is especially intense because the Cavaliers offered $4 million more over the next five years....
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 6, 2010 | Blogs, Tax Competition
The Wall Street Journal opines about the latest bone-headed move by New York politicians to drive away productive activity. Connecticut is not exactly a low-tax jurisdiction, but sometimes being less worse is all that’s necessary to win a tax competition battle....
