by Dan Mitchell | Jun 24, 2023 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
Libertarians often make the claim that taxation is a form of robbery, and some of them (especially the anarcho-capitalists) even assert that it is a form of slavery. Since I’m an economist, I stick to less flamboyant arguments about the adverse...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 23, 2023 | Blogs, States, Taxation
In Part I of this series, I shared some excerpts from a Wall Street Journal editorial that documented how taxpayers fleeing high-tax states such as California, New York, Illinois, and New Jersey. Where are they going? In many cases, they are moving...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 15, 2023 | Blogs, Economics, States, Supply Side, Taxation
Last year, I shared the “Feel-Good Map of 2022” that showed 18 states had lowered personal and/or corporate income tax since the start of 2021. And that was after showing a map of 11 state lowering tax rates the previous year. Courtesy of the Tax Foundation,...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 9, 2023 | Blogs, Economics, States, Taxation
Other than doing very well in rankings of state pension debt (see here, here, and here), I’ve never had any reason to notice public policy in Nebraska. That changes today because the Cornhusker State has – like about two dozen other states –...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
School choice is a great idea because it will lead to dramatic improvements in education. But there is also a secondary benefit. Because of inherent waste and inefficiency, government schools are more costly. So adoption of school choice...
