Remembering the “unseen” costs of protectionism.
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.
IMF Research Shows Higher Business Taxes Reduce Likelihood of Firm Survival
Unsurprising results
Can Argentina Finally Break Free from Decades of Economy-Sapping Statist Governance?
Juan Perón initiated Argentina’s slide toward big government.
The Federal Reserve Should Have Less Power, not More Power
What’s the biggest problem with the Federal Reserve?
Busting the Spending Caps…Again
Washington’s not interested in sensible fiscal policy.
The Village Experiment that Transformed China
A reminder that incentives matter.
Is Crazy Bernie Sanders a Sincere Hypocrite?
Bernie’s people think we should mimic Venezuela’s horrid socialism.
Two Negative Consequences of the Income Tax
A small few are fortunate not to pay income taxes.
Socialism: A Track Record of Failure
It has failed every place it’s been tried.
Bureaucrat of the Year?
Politicians and bureaucrats have figured out how to gang up against taxpayers.