It is a bad idea to impose a high tax rate on any type of productive behavior.
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.
Three Cheers for the Industrial Revolution
Capitalism enabled the industrial revolution
Learning a Lesson about Big Government from Barbados
How the island got into trouble.
The Depressing Reincarnation of Build Back Better
It’s still terrible.
The Simple Solution to America’s Horrific Long-Run Fiscal Crisis
Why we can’t leave fiscal policy on auto-pilot.
America’s Horrific Long-Run Fiscal Forecast
The real problem is government spending.
Everything You Need to Know about Federal Handouts for State and Local Governments
The absurd cost of pandemic relief.
Evidence for Lower Corporate Tax Rates, Part III
Insight from the U.K.
In One Chart, Everything You Need to Know about China
Getting to the underlying issue.
A Flunking Grade for the Department of Education
Dramatic changes are needed.