Going slowly in the wrong direction is still going in the wrong direction.
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.
Coronavirus: Free Market to the Rescue, Part II
This proposal is nuts.
Baptists, Bootleggers, and (Pretend-) Meat
When Big Business get in bed with politicians.
A Gold Standard vs. the Federal Reserve’s Fiat Money
Is it time to reassess the gold standard?
The History of the Income Tax in Just Seven Minutes
It’s never a good idea to give politicians a new source of revenue.
U.S. vs. China: You Don’t Beat Cronyism with Cronyism
China is backsliding toward more state control.
The (Anti-) Convergence Club
Good policy is critical if less-developed nations want convergence.
There Should Be No Federal Funding for Mass Transit
Politicians want to raid taxpayers for more transit money.
The Case Against Biden’s Per-Child Handouts
Biden is trying to repeal welfare reform.
Government Spending Is a Problem, Regardless of How It Is Financed
All government spending imposes a burden on the economy