by Dan Mitchell | Apr 13, 2016 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
I recently wrote a primer on the issue of tax evasion, which is illegal. I made the elementary point that low tax rates and a simple tax code are the best (and only good) way of promoting high levels of tax compliance. Now let’s shift to the related topic of tax...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 21, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs
In a perverse way, I admire leftists who openly express their desire for bigger government and less liberty. That’s why I (sort of) applauded when Matthew Yglesias wrote in favor of confiscatory tax rates while admitting the government wouldn’t generate any revenue....
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 13, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Welfare and Entitlements
I’ve argued that we’ll get better government if we make it smaller. This is important because government is responsible for some things – such as national defense and protection of property rights – that are genuinely important. Yet a bloated public sector distracts...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 26, 2015 | Blogs, Health Care
When I criticize government-run healthcare, I normally focus on programs and interventions that distort and damage the American health sector. So I’ve written a lot on the failures of Medicaid, Medicare, and Obamacare, as well as the counterproductive effects of the...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 21, 2015 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
Nothing warms my heart and brings a smile to my face faster than news that taxpayers have successfully escaped the greedy and grasping claws of government. I cheered when successful French taxpayers moved across the border when Francois Hollande imposed a 75 percent...
