Tax Competition News
Stop Complaining About Businesses Moving Abroad
Eric Schlecht argues that America needs to become competitive again if it wishes to keep companies from fleeing overseas. http://thefederalist.com/2014/09/04/stop-complaining-about-businesses-moving-abroad/
We’re Number 32!
The Wall Street Journal reports on a new ranking by the Tax Foundation comparing the 34 OECD countries on International Tax Competitiveness. The United States comes in at a disappointing 32 out of 34! http://online.wsj.com/articles/were-number-32-1410729349
U.S. Can’t Deliver on FATCA Promises
CF&P’s Brian Garst writes in Cayman Financial Review on how the U.S. duped the world into acquiescing to an invasive financial dragnet. http://www.compasscayman.com/cfr/2014/08/08/U-S–can%E2%80%99t-deliver-on-FATCA-promises/
New Hotnomics Video Series Debuts
Big Government vs Small Government
From the Market Center Blog…
What’s the Best Tax Haven for American Citizens?
One U.S. jurisdiction is attracting Americans with reasonable tax rates. http://freedomandprosperity.org/2014/blog/whats-the-best-tax-haven-for-american-citizens/
Corporate Welfare: Can Republicans Kick the Habit?
Will the GOP finally let crony capitalist Export-Import Bank expire? Dan Mitchell finds both policy and politics failures in the Republicans’ inability to kill corporate handouts. http://freedomandprosperity.org/2014/blog/big-government/corporate-welfare-can-republicans-kick-the-habit/
Whether Looking at Policy or Politics, Growth Trumps Fairness
Statists are obsessed with how to slice the economic pie, when they should be trying to grow it. http://freedomandprosperity.org/2014/blog/whether-looking-at-policy-or-politics-growth-trumps-fairness/