by Dan Mitchell | Mar 8, 2015 | Blogs, Taxation
Like many taxpayers, I personally get upset with the Internal Revenue Service when I file my taxes. But I probably get angrier than the average taxpayer. That’s because I have first-hand knowledge of the waste and fraud in the federal budget, so it galls me that so...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 5, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Constitution, Taxation
I’m not reflexively opposed to executive orders and other unilateral actions by the White House. A president and his appointees, after all, have a lot of regulatory authority. This is because, for better or worse, many of the laws approved in Washington basically...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 4, 2015 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
In my 2012 primer on fundamental tax reform, I explained that the three biggest warts in the current system. High tax rates that penalize productive behavior. Pervasive double taxation that discourages saving and investment. Corrupt loopholes and cronyism that bribe...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 27, 2015 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
On the issue of so-called progressive taxation, our left-wing friends have conflicting goals. Some of them want to maximize tax revenue in order to finance ever-bigger government. But others are much more motivated by a desire to punish success. They want high tax...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 16, 2015 | Blogs, Economics, Tax Competition, Taxation
Last September, I wrote that America’s business tax system is a nightmare that simultaneously undermines the competitiveness of American companies while also causing lots of irritation in other nations. Both of those bad things happen because politicians in Washington...
