by Dan Mitchell | Oct 8, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, States, Taxation
Give him credit. Most elected officials are content to tinker at the edges, but Governor Jindal of Louisiana actually wants to solve problems. Look what he’s done, for instance, on fiscal policy. He sought to abolish his state’s personal income tax, a step that would...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 1, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation
I’m pleasantly surprised by the tax plans proposed by Marco Rubio, Rand Paul,Jeb Bush, and Donald Trump. In varying ways, all these candidate have put forth relatively detailed proposals that address high tax rates, punitive double taxation, and distorting tax...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 29, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy, Taxation
I’m delighted that so many presidential candidates are talking about partial tax reform and I’ve specifically analyzed the plans put forth by Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, Jeb Bush, and Donald Trump. These proposals all make the tax code less punitive, and that would be...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 28, 2015 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
It’s been a challenge to assess Donald Trump’s fiscal policies since they’ve been an eclectic and evolving mix of good and bad soundbites. Though I did like what he said about wanting to pay as little tax as possible because the government wastes so much of our money....
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 10, 2015 | Blogs, Education, Taxation
In my 2012 primer on fundamental tax reform, I highlighted the three biggest warts in the current system. 1. High tax rates that penalize productive behavior such as work and entrepreneurship. 2. Pervasive double taxation that undermines saving and investment. 3....
