by Dan Mitchell | Apr 14, 2010 | Blogs, Taxation
Clemson University was a big rival when I was at the University of Georgia, so it seems natural that I am locking horns with someone from that school as we debate whether we should have a flat tax or the current system. You can see both arguments at this link, and...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 13, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Health Care, Taxation
I have a column in the Washington Times speculating on ways we could lower our tax bills if we could use the same creative accounting that the Congressional Budget Office and Joint Committee on Taxation used to help impose Obamacare on the nation: If you’re...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 13, 2010 | Blogs, Europe, Taxation
The overall fiscal burden in the United States may be lower than it is in Europe, but there are some features of the internal revenue code that are far worse than what can be found on the other side of the Atlantic. America has a “worldwide” tax system,...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 13, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
A Washington Post columnist reports on a group of limousine liberals who are lobbying to pay more taxes. Of course, there’s no law that prevents them from writing big checks to the government and voluntarily paying more, so what they’re really lobbying for...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Apr 12, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
Richard Rahn recently wrote an article in the Washington Times about issues of morality and the IRS. His conclusions about the oppressive nature of the federal tax bureaucracy and accurate contrasts with state tax agencies are particularly relevant in April. Would...
