It shouldn’t be this way.
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.
France, Taxes, and Riots
The French have taken to the streets to protest higher taxes.
The Economic Illiteracy of Tariff Man
An astounding collection of inaccurate and offensive statements in a single tweet.
Supply-Side Economics and the Post-Reagan Years
Steve Moore and Art Laffer are the authors of Trumponomics, a largely favorable book about the President’s economic policy. I have a more jaundiced view about Trump. I’m happy to praise his good policies (taxes and regulation), but I also condemn his bad policies…
The Looming Debt Crisis in Developing Economies
Most governments have not learned from Greece’s mistakes.
The Equal-Pay Myth that Refuses to Die
They’ve managed to make this statistic even more misleading.
International Evidence for Spending Restraint
There’s only one approach that produces good results.
The Economics of Trade, Specialization, and Comparative Advantage
We would all be miserably poor if we couldn’t trade.
Should Uncle Sam Subsidize Wages?
This trendy idea has some problem.
A Teachable Moment on Taxes and Deadweight Loss, Courtesy of D.C.’s Greedy Government
Politicians once again smacked up side the head with unintended consequences.