The U.K.’s pharmaceutical industry has contracted while Ireland’s has expanded.
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.
Michigan Shows the Wrong Way to Cut Taxes
They should cut their flat tax instead of giving special handouts.
A New Member for the Bureaucrat Hall of Fame
It’s bad enough this DC cop was caught double dipping, but the reason why makes it even worse.
Government vs. Poor People
It is hardly a revelation that bigger government causes problems, but it is particularly discouraging when such policies victimize the least fortunate members of society.
The Case Against Biden’s Class-Warfare Tax Policy, Part V
Biden wants to make the already awful capital gains tax even worse.
New York vs. Florida, Round #5
Florida has superior economic policies and superior economic results.
Joe Biden Supports Massive Tax Increases on Middle-Class Americans
Biden has proposed two additional policies to expand the size and scope of the federal government.
The War Against Cash, Part VI: The Case Against a Central Bank Digital Currency
Replacing cash with a digital currency gives governments the ability to engage in “financial repression.”
The Adverse Economic Consequences of Busting Social Security’s Wage Base Cap
Instead of applying the 12.4 percent Social Security payroll tax on the first $162,000 of income, some politicians want to impose the tax on all income.
A Prosperity Contest Between the U.S. and Europe
Americans are richer than Europeans, no matter how the data is sliced. And the U.S. advantage almost surely is the result of having more economic freedom and smaller government.