Tax increases always make a bad fiscal situation worse.
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.
The Seen, the Unseen, and the Pitfalls of Business Subsidies
We need separation of business and state.
The Continuing Tax Migration to Florida
Two recent feel-good stories.
New Rankings for Economic Liberty: Good News and Bad News for the United States
There’s a new version of Economic Freedom of the World.
Economic Lessons from Ancient Rome
The contribution of economic policy to Rome’s fall.
Rent Control: A Triumph of Vote Counting over Sound Economics
Politicians persist in pushing bad policy.
Pope Francis Rejects Prosperity for Developing Nations
There’s zero evidence that Pope Francis has learned any economics
Four Things to Understand about the Taxation of International Businesses
Tax-loving bureaucrats at the IMF whine about low-tax jurisdictions.
Bernie Sanders, Common Sense, and Moral Hazard
How unexpected: Bernie is completely correct!
Rare Agreement with Trump on Trade
He’s right: protectionism hurts.