Study shows UBI would require outrageous tax 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.
Latin America and Fiscal Suicide
People are taking their money out of Latin America.
Nauseating Government Thuggery
The Supreme Court has an opportunity to end the odious practice of home equity theft.
Blue-to-Red Migration, Part I
Having no income tax pays off for Texas and Florida.
The Negative Economic Effects of State Death Taxes
It is both immoral and foolish to grab someone’s assets simply because they die.
Spending Caps are the Fiscal Gold Standard
It’s good news that Republicans are talking about spending caps.
The European Union Threatens Global Prosperity with Carbon Protectionism
EU bureaucrats in Brussels have rammed through a so-called Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which is euro-speak for a new protectionist tax on imports that are not sufficiently green.
The Federal Reserve and “Fiscal Dominance”
What if the central bank is buying government bonds because of concerns that there otherwise won’t be enough buyers?
TABOR’s Track Record: $8.2 Billion in Taxpayer Savings
Has Colorado’s TABOR been successful?
Is Switzerland the World’s Best Nation?
It’s the world’s most libertarian nation.