Politicians create exemptions for themselves.

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.
Does Sweden Have the Right Response to the Coronavirus?
Sweden has a more lenient attitude.
Coronavirus and the Future of Public Policy
Will economic liberty shrink?
Seattle Suicide
Is Seattle the most poorly governed city in the United States?
Coronavirus and the States: Spending Restraint, Bailouts, Default, or Bankruptcy?
The pandemic exposed a problem that already existed.
Coronavirus and the Risky Mix of Bailouts, Big Business, and Big Government
We should worry about big government and big business getting in bed together.
How Much Democracy Is Desirable?
Will we get better outcomes if ordinary people have less influence on public policy?
Government Size, Government Effectiveness, and Coronavirus
What defunding?
The International Monetary Fund, Negative-Sum Economics, and the Eighth Theorem of Government
The IMF claims that punitive policies will lead to more growth.
New Numbers Confirm Social Security’s Dismal Fiscal Outlook
Do you want the bad news or the worse news?










