by Dan Mitchell | Apr 30, 2016 | Blogs, Economics, Health Care, Taxation
What’s the worst loophole (properly defined) in the cluttered internal revenue code? I think the deduction for state and local taxes is very bad policy since it enables higher tax burdens in states such as California, New Jersey, and Illinois. The exemption for...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 25, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Health Care
The ongoing cluster-you-know-what of Obamacare is a source of unhappy satisfaction. Part of me is glad the law is such a failure, but it’s tragic that millions of people aresuffering adverse consequences. These are folks who did nothing wrong, but now are paying more,...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 12, 2016 | Blogs, Economics, Education
When I accuse my left-wing friends of deciding policy on the basis of feelings, intentions, and ideology, that’s not because I think those are bad motives. After all, I’m also guided by many of these factors. I have empathy for others, especially the disadvantaged. My...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 2, 2016 | Blogs, Economics, Health Care
My colleague Michael Cannon has been a tireless advocate for market-based health reform. His research has helped pave the way for good Medicare and Medicaid reform proposals on Capitol Hill and he is justifiably famous for his dogged opposition to Obamacare. With that...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 13, 2016 | Blogs, Economics, Health Care
Even before it was enacted, it was obvious that Obamacare was going to have a negative economic impact. From a fiscal policy perspective, the law was bad news because all the new spending and higher taxes increased the fiscal burden of government. From a regulatory...
