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....
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...
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...
