Politicians in some states have decided that punishing successful taxpayers is good politics while others are slashing rates.
Dan Mitchell
Daniel J. Mitchell is the President of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity and the Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation. Dr. Mitchell advocates limited government and fundamental tax reform, and is the nation’s leading opponent of tax harmonization schemes developed by the Brussels-based European Union, the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and the United Nations.
In addition to fiscal policy, Dr. Mitchell is a trenchant observer of economic developments and an expert on Social Security reform – particularly the fiscal policy impact of reform and what the US can learn from other nations that have created personal retirement accounts.
More Evidence for Corporate Tax Reform
What happens when you fix all the problems with business taxation?
Part IV: Will California Commit Economic Suicide?
Wealth tax advocates are not being honest.
Is Medicaid a Fiscal Problem, a Federalism Problem, a Policy Problem, or a Fraud Problem?
It’s not always how much is being spent, but how it is being spent.
Corporate Taxes and the Laffer Curve: Leftist Theory vs. the Real World
An absurd CRS report defies global evidence.
The Case Against Socialism, Part V
Real world comparisons continue to show the obvious: capitalism performs much better than socialism.
Are Living Standards Higher in France or Mississippi?
How does America’s poorest state compare?
Economic Freedom, GDP, and Happiness
People are more likely to feel good when they have more consumption.
The High Cost of “Free” Health Care
California is once again debating a massive expansion of the welfare state via single-payer healthcare.
Should the United Nations Have Global Taxing Powers?
The worst of the worst is when unaccountable and undemocratic international bureaucracies want to grab more of our money.