D.W. MacKenzie

Articles

Unemployment in the Biden & Trump Economies

11/05/2024 Power & Market D.W. MacKenzie

Both the current President and his predecessor claim credit for low unemployment. To what extent are recent lows in unemployment rates due to the policies of these two Presidents’ policies? There are...

Overtime Tax Exemption: Pros and Cons

09/30/2024 Power & Market D.W. MacKenzie

Former President Trump has proposed exempting overtime income from taxation. Is this a good idea? Some economists may point out that exempting overtime hours from taxation targets marginal labor...

Price Inflation Is Not a “Global Phenomenon”

09/17/2024 Power & Market D.W. MacKenzie

The Economics Policy Institute (EPI) has promoted a myth that recent price inflation is a “global phenomenon,” is not caused by domestic economic policies. An EPI study claims “that high [price]...

Media

My Social Justice Is Better Than Yours

06/26/2014 D.W. MacKenzie

Socialism can only be maintained when one group imposes its will by force on all other groups, writes D.W. MacKenzie. This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Allan Davis.

Unintended Consequences in the Process of Socializing Health Care

05/01/2008 D.W. MacKenzie

The movement towards socialized medicine is strong but widely misunderstood. Many ordinary people see health care as a right and complain that it is too expensive. Some economists also see problems with the existing health care system and propose

The Case Against “Smart Taxes” on Carbon

04/22/2009 D.W. MacKenzie

Today is Earth day, and a week ago we “celebrated” tax day. It is fitting, in a sense, that Earth Day and Tax Day are only one week apart. Those who blame global warming on human activity see taxation as an effective and desirable means of preventing

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