by Dan Mitchell | Feb 9, 2019 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
According to Freedom in the 50 States, which we reviewed a couple of days ago, New Jersey is in the bottom 10 and has been moving in the wrong direction. This dismal ranking is not an anomaly. New Jersey also is in the bottom 10 of states according to Economic Freedom...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 8, 2019 | Blogs, Economics
I did not like Bill Clinton’s 1993 class-warfare tax hike, and I also opposed Barack Obama’s 2012 fiscal-cliff tax increase on the so-called rich. But those were incremental measures. Today’s leftist politicians have much more grandiose schemes, such as 70 percent tax...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 5, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
Mark Perry of the American Enterprise Institute is most famous for his Venn diagrams that expose hypocrisy and inconsistency. Taxation and incentives The War on Drugs Minimum wage Food and Drug Administration Consenting adults But he also is famous for his charts. And...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 28, 2019 | Blogs, Taxation
I’ve periodically opined about why politicians should not try to control people’s behavior with discriminatory taxes, such as the ones being imposed on soda. And I’ve cited some examples of how these taxes backfire. The big drop in soda purchases after a tax on sugary...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 22, 2019 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
It seems like every Democrat in the country plans to run against Trump in 2020 and presumably all of them will feel compelled to issue manifestos outlining their policy agendas. Which gives me lots of material for my daily column. I’ve previously written about statist...
