by Dan Mitchell | Feb 13, 2024 | Blogs, States, Taxation
The Laffer Curve is the common-sense notion that people respond to incentives. And even Paul Krugman admits this has implications for tax revenue. For instance, if tax rates increase, people may decide to earn and/or report less taxable income....
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 29, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, States, Taxation
The good news is that Louisiana voters recently voted to lower their state’s top income tax rate. The bad news is that Louisiana’s economic policy still leaves much to be desired. Ranked #40 by the Tax Foundation. Ranked #26 by the Fraser...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 24, 2024 | Blogs, States, Tax Competition, Taxation
Almost exactly one year ago, I wrote a column about a coordinated effort to impose class-warfare tax increases in seven left-wing states. Fortunately, that effort fizzled. Meanwhile, there was continued progress in other states to lower tax rates. The net...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 27, 2023 | Blogs, States, Tax Competition, Taxation
Time for the final segment of my five-part series for 2023 on blue-to-red tax migration (previous versions here, here, here, and here). We’ll start with this table showing what has happened in America’s 10-largest states. You should notice a...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 30, 2023 | Blogs, States
I’ve written lots of columns comparing Texas and California (see here, here, here, here, here, here, here and here), and also several columns comparing Florida and New York (see here, here, here, here,...
