Executive Summary: The tax system is a complicated nightmare that forces taxpayers to devote ever-larger amounts of time, money, energy, and other resources in hopes of complying with the internal revenue code and avoiding IRS persecution. This CF&P Foundation video shows that this corrupt mess is the result of 97 years of social engineering and industrial policy that began almost immediately after that dark day in 1913 that the income tax was created.
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Should International Bureaucracies Get Taxing Powers or Direct Funding? By Dan Mitchell
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A Rare Bit of Good News from Europe By Dan Mitchell
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Another Magnificent Moment in the World of Government Stimulus By Dan Mitchell
May 20, 2012 -
California’s Train to Nowhere By Dan Mitchell
May 19, 2012 -
Julia: The Most Disappointing Daughter in the World By Dan Mitchell
May 18, 2012
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The European Fiscal Crisis and Lessons for America November 16, 2011 -
Free Markets, Not Redistribution, Is Best Way to Reduce Poverty October 3, 2011 -
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OECD Subsidies Are Against U.S. Interests February 6, 2012 -
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~ Milton Friedman, Nobel Laureate ~
"By fighting against an international tax cartel and working to preserve financial privacy, the Center for Freedom and Prosperity is protecting taxpayers, both in America and around the world."
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~ Milton Friedman, Nobel Laureate ~
"By fighting against an international tax cartel and working to preserve financial privacy, the Center for Freedom and Prosperity is protecting taxpayers, both in America and around the world."
~ Rep. Dick Armey, Former Majority Leader, U.S. House of Reps. ~
Double Taxed
- Romney: A Total Failure on Double TaxationLast night’s GOP debate did nothing to change my sour opinion of Mitt Romney. During a discussion about tax reform, he attacked Newt Gingrich for the supposed crime of not wanting to double tax capital gains. Here’s how Politico reported the exchange. Newt Gingrich joked about Romney’s 15 percent tax rate, saying: “I’m prepared to […]