by CF&P | Nov 10, 2015 | News, Press Releases
Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation For Immediate Release Tuesday, November 10, 2015 202-285-0244 www.freedomandprosperity.org New “Economics 101” Video from CF&P Tackles the Tax Treatment of Carried Interest (Washington, D.C., Tuesday, November 10, 2015)...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 24, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending
Last month, I shared a very interesting video from Canada’s Fraser Institute that explored the link between economic performance and the burden of government spending. There’s now an article in the American Enterprise Institute’s online magazine about this research....
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 8, 2014 | Blogs, Economics, Laffer Curve, Taxation
My main goal for fiscal policy is shrinking the size and scope of the federal government and lowering the burden of government spending. But I’m also motivated by a desire for better tax policy, which means lower tax rates, less double taxation, and fewer corrupting...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 6, 2013 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
I’ve narrated a video that cites Economic Freedom of the World data to explain the five major factors that determine economic performance. But that video is only six minutes long, so I only skim the surface. For those of you who feel that you’re missing out, you can...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 27, 2012 | Blogs, Economics, Laffer Curve, Taxation
I speculated last year that the political elite finally might be realizing that higher tax rates are not the solution to Greece’s fiscal situation. Simply stated, you can only squeeze so much blood out of a stone, and pushing tax rates higher cripples growth and...
