by Dan Mitchell | Dec 13, 2024 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
Big government and socialism are bad for prosperity, but are such policies nonetheless popular? Do people want a bigger welfare state? This great video from the Fraser Institute provides the answers (if you’re pressed for time, start watching at 4:15). And if you...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 6, 2024 | Blogs, States, Taxation
While there are plenty of reasons to be depressed about public policy (particularly the growing burden of government spending), there are a few reasons to feel optimistic. Argentina’s libertarian revolution. School choice revolution in the states. Tax cutting...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 22, 2024 | Blogs, Taxation
There is going to be a major battle over tax policy in 2025, triggered in part by an end-of-year deadline to extend (or not extend) major portions of the 2017 Trump tax reforms. But lawmakers presumably will also be dealing with some of Trump’s new proposals,...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 1, 2024 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by The Telegraph on October 28, 2024. Election years can be dangerous because politicians have extra incentive to push bad policies. Donald Trump has floated all sorts of gimmicky tax cuts, such as ending taxes on tips, Social Security, and...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 31, 2024 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
I realize the election is just a few days away and there are many bad ideas to analyze from both candidates, but I can’t resist sharing this preposterous soundbite from a woman at the (horribly misnamed) International Growth...
