by Dan Mitchell | Dec 27, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
Looking at the title of today’s column, the answer is yes, and it’s been yes for a long time. But what’s been happening so far in California is slow-motion suicide. Every year, it seems, there is more taxing, more...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 18, 2025 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation, Welfare and Entitlements
The United States faces a huge long-run fiscal problem because government is growing too fast. Entitlement programs are the main problem. For example, a rising burden of Social Security spending means that outlays will exceed revenues by $65.8...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 10, 2025 | Blogs, States, Taxation
I periodically share persuasive images, accompanied by “a picture says a thousand words.” The failure of government schools Obama’s grim employment data Inefficient and excessive welfare More capital means higher wages Protectionism breeds corruption Today, let’s add...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 1, 2025 | Blogs, Taxation
Congratulations to Switzerland, the “improbable success” that is home to the world’s most sensible voters. The left put a referendum on the ballot to impose a national death tax and the people of Switzerland overwhelmingly voted...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 24, 2025 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
In Part I of this series last year, we started with a table looking at the degree to which successful people were leaving some countries and moving to others. Let’s start Part II with a look at a map showing how much money they are...
