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...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 14, 2015 | Blogs, Economics, Laffer Curve, Taxation
Regular readers know that I don’t approve of drug use, but that I also favor legalization because the Drug War has been a costly and ineffective failure. (And it’s led to horrible policies such as intrusive money-laundering laws and Orwellian asset-forfeiture laws)....
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 12, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation
I’ve written several times about the importance of appointing sensible people to head the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT). Heck, making reforms to these Capitol Hill bureaucracies is a basic competency test for Republicans....
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 11, 2015 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
Last week, I shared a TV interview about Obama’s budget, but much of the discussion was routine and didn’t warrant special attention. But there was one small part of the interview, dealing with the silly claim that America became a rich nation because of socialism,...
