Seeking to Undermine Competition from the Internet, Politicians Pushing Privacy-Destroying State Sales Tax Cartel

by Dan Mitchell | Jul 3, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation

One of the good features of the Internet is that it gives people more options. But this is bad news for politicians, who like to control – and tax – what people are doing. But it’s not easy for politicians at the state level to impose high sales taxes on consumers...

List of States with Biggest Debt Burdens – Some Surprising Results

by Dan Mitchell | Apr 6, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs

This chart, published in the New York Times and based on work by Andrew Biggs of the American Enterprise Institute, shows the states with the most serious debt problems. Maybe I don’t follow state issues closely enough, but I was surprised to find that Alaska...