The wealth tax is back. We have previously discussed the constitutional and policy concerns surrounding the push by Democrats like Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) to introduce a wealth tax that would start with billionaires. It would not likely end there. The law would also apply the same type of California approach to wealthy families […]
Eat the Rich: Warren Plan Would Impose Wealth Tax, Captivity Tax, and $100 Billion for Increasing Tax Audits
Eat the Rich: Warren Plan Would Impose Wealth Tax, Captivity Tax, and $100 Billion for Increasing Tax Audits
23 Mar 2024 Leave a comment
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Florida’s One-Man Laffer Curve
16 Feb 2024 Leave a comment
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Inflation is having an effect on everything, even policy analysis. Back in 2013, I wrote that Phil Mickelson was “California’s One-Man Laffer Curve” because he wanted to escape the Golden State to save about $1.2 million per year in taxes. But now, when a goose that lays golden eggs wants to escape, the numbers are […]
Florida’s One-Man Laffer Curve
Caplan-Singer Debate Video
05 Nov 2023 Leave a comment
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A year ago, Jonah Franks, who runs Public Intellectuals for Charity, organized a debate between me and Peter Singer on “Do the rich pay their fair share?” I already posted my opening statement, my reflections on the debate, along with two follow-ups on Singer’s “Noble Lie.” The debate video itself, however, was gated for paying…
Caplan-Singer Debate Video
The High Cost of Good Intentions with John F. Cogan: Perspectives on Policy
31 Oct 2021 Leave a comment
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Edward Prescott on real business cycles (2002)
16 Oct 2021 Leave a comment
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Fiscal sentiment and the Great Recession
10 Oct 2021 Leave a comment
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When magical thinking becomes UK Labour policy
29 Sep 2021 Leave a comment
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Why Tax Rates Matter More Than Taxes
26 Sep 2021 Leave a comment
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A Scandinavian U.S. Would Be a Problem for the Global Economy
01 Jun 2021 3 Comments
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, comparative institutional analysis, constitutional political economy, economic growth, economic history, economics of education, entrepreneurship, history of economic thought, human capital, income redistribution, industrial organisation, labour economics, labour supply, Public Choice, survivor principle Tags: creative destruction, regressive left, taxation and entrepreneurship, taxation and innovation, taxation and labour supply, taxation and savings
Why is Scandinavia so expensive? @AOC @BernieSanders
14 Feb 2021 Leave a comment
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Teasing out the effect of tax policy on the business cycle
02 Feb 2021 Leave a comment
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Romer on the power of tax cuts
02 Feb 2021 Leave a comment
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Joe Biden’s Ambitious Tax Plan Faces Reality
11 Jan 2021 Leave a comment
in applied price theory, applied welfare economics, entrepreneurship, human capital, income redistribution, industrial organisation, labour economics, labour supply, occupational choice, politics - USA, poverty and inequality, Public Choice, public economics Tags: 2020 presidential election, taxation and entrepreneurship, taxation and investment, taxation and labour supply, taxation and savings, top 1%
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