This article appeared in the Orange County Register.
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.
Equality, Efficiency, and Trade
More government doesn’t lead to prosperity.
International Comparisons of Tax Burdens on Labor
What’s the tax burden on the average worker?
The Double-Barreled Danger of Biden’s Plan to Expand the Welfare State
They want more redistribution in America.
New Research on the Link between Government and Corruption
Here’s what happens when companies give cash to politicians.
When Capitalism Wins, Poverty Loses
Great things happened once capitalism was allowed.
Are Tax Increases Popular?
Politicians almost always want more tax revenue.. Do voters?
International Comparisons of Capital Tax Burdens
The worst country may surprise you.
Subsidized Unemployment and the Work Ethic
Many people are now choosing not to work.
The OECD’s Tax-Free Bureaucrats Urge Higher Death Taxes
Another misguided OECD report.