You can’t endlessly pillage a group of people when they can easily leave the state.
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.
A Practical Reason to a Support a Spending Cap Instead of a Balanced-Budget Requirement
A balanced budget requirement is neither necessary nor sufficient for good fiscal policy.
Some Folks on the Left Are Honest…but Very Wrong
They want America to become another France.
New York vs. Florida, Round #3
Politicians should change policies rather than whining about out-migration.
The Federal Government’s Harassment of Oracle
Bureaucrats at the Department of Labor are using bad methodology to harass and extort a company.
Tax Policy and Migratory Patterns of the Golden Geese
Uncompetitive states are digging themselves into a hole.
The Bernie Sanders-Style Agenda of Spain’s New Government
Spain now faces a grim future.
Ranking Economic Liberty in America States, Canadian Provinces, and Mexican States
Some particularly interesting findings.
How Government Intervention Makes Housing More Expensive
Housing across the nation will be much more affordable if state and local governments let markets operate.
Vaping Restrictions Are a Deadly Policy…Literally
In the real world, we face trade-offs.