International News…
The Politicization of the International Criminal Court
A CF&P white paper documents the institutional weaknesses of the ICC, and explains how they have resulted in a body unfit to dispense justice. http://freedomandprosperity.org/2015/publications/international-criminal-court-politics-over-substance/
Who Benefits from Ex-Im
Veronique de Rugy provides a three part analysis of Ex-Im data charting the top foreign buyers of US exports and the taxpayer subsidies they have received.
OECD Pushes Energy Tax
The OECD Observer reports a push for a massive energy tax. OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría wants every government to “explain how their policy settings are consistent with a pathway to eliminate emissions from fossil fuel combustion,” meaning carbon taxes. https://danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2015/03/23/hypocrisy-alert-international-bureaucracy-with-tax-free-employees-is-pushing-a-big-energy-tax-on-american-consumers/
Tax News…
Death Tax Repeal Vote Next Week
The Death Tax Repeal Act, H.R. 1105, has been added to the calender for Thursday, April 16th. CF&P recently joined a coalition of 82 organizations in support of abolishing the death tax.
Letter: http://www.familybusinesscoalition.org/FBCLetterDeathTaxRepealActof2015.pdf
Winners and Losers in Domestic Tax Competition
ALEC’s Rich States, Poor States measures economic competitiveness of states based on numerous policy and regulator factors. A significant one is taxes. Unsurprisingly, the latest edition returns strong evidence that states with lower rates produce better results. http://www.alec.org/publications/rich-states-poor-states/
From the Market Center Blog…
Very Powerful Real-World Evidence for Spending Caps
Big government tax and spenders consider Colorado’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) a “problem.” Their consternation at having to return excess revenues to taxpayers is proof that spending caps work to prohibit political greed. http://freedomandprosperity.org/2015/blog/big-government/very-powerful-real-world-evidence-for-spending-caps/
Why the VAT May Seem Good in Theory, But is Bad in Reality
This bad idea keeps coming back. http://freedomandprosperity.org/2015/blog/why-the-vat-may-seem-good-in-theory-but-is-bad-in-reality/
Restoring the Old-Fashioned Budget Virtue of…FDR and Trumam?!
Unlikely sources for lessons in fiscal responsibility. http://freedomandprosperity.org/2015/blog/big-government/restoring-the-old-fashioned-budget-virtue-offdr-and-truman/
