The fundamental problem is that teacher unions are in bed with politicians.
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 Case Study of Pointless (but Costly) Financial Regulation
This policy is all costs and no benefits.
Socialism Humor
Check out these three stories.
Wealth Taxation and Confiscatory Effective Tax Rates
Even some on the left see big downsides.
Sweatshops, Robber Barons, and Capitalist Exploitation
There’s so much bad economic history.
The Paris-Based OECD’s Ongoing Effort to Replace Tax Competition with Tax Harmonization
They want global minimum taxes?!
The Deadly Impact of Pharma Price Controls
The very bad idea to copy nations that impose price controls on prescription drugs.
Buttigieg’s Greek-Style Fiscal Policy
Buttigieg is definitely trying to win the big-spender contest.
Honest Leftist Openly Acknowledges a Bigger Welfare State Requires Giant Tax Increases on Lower-Income and Middle-Class Taxpayers
For those who want bigger government, America doesn’t spend nearly enough.
Communism, Reagan, and the 30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
Reagan attacked the core evil of communism.