by Dan Mitchell | Dec 31, 2022 | Blogs, Education, States, Taxation
Continuing a tradition that began back in 2013, let’s look at the best and worst developments of the past year. Since I try to be optimistic (notwithstanding forces and evidence to the contrary), let’s start with the good news. I’ll start by...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 13, 2022 | Blogs, Taxation
It is economically foolish to have high tax rates, double taxation, and corrupt loopholes. The answer, as Steve Forbes explains in this video, is the flat tax. He makes excellent points, similar to the analysis I shared in my 2010 video....
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 8, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Education, Regulations, Taxation
Because politicians have built-in incentives to expand the size and scope of government, it is very rare to find elected officials who actually deliver more liberty. Some of them will offer rhetoric, of course, but very few of them produce results....
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 4, 2022 | Blogs, States, Tax Competition, Taxation
I’ve already shared the “feel-good story” for 2022, so today I’m going to share this year’s feel-good map. Courtesy of the Tax Foundation, here are the states that have lowered personal income tax rates and/or corporate income tax rates in 2021 and 2022....
by Dan Mitchell | May 5, 2022 | Blogs, Flat Tax, Taxation
About 14 years ago, I narrated this video about the flat tax and national sales tax (sometimes referred to as a “Fair Tax”). I used the video as an opportunity to explain that both plans effectively rip up the current internal revenue code. And both would solve...
