by Dan Mitchell | May 3, 2022 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Tax Harmonization, Taxation
A few months ago, I reiterated my opposition to Biden’s proposed corporate tax cartel as part of a longer discussion with Australia’s Gene Tunny. The main takeaway is that the proposed “minimum global tax” is an agreement by politicians for the benefit of...
by Dan Mitchell | May 2, 2022 | Blogs, Education
It is very common for politicians to cause a problem with government intervention and then use the problem as an excuse for even bigger government. I call this the lather-rinse-repeat cycle of government failure. And the current controversy over...
by Dan Mitchell | May 1, 2022 | Blogs, Crime, Society
Economics in part is the analysis of how people respond to incentives (do high tax rates encourage or discourage work, do trade barriers increase or decrease prosperity, etc). This type of analysis also applies to the study of crime. For instance, do guns...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 30, 2022 | Blogs
In the make-believe country of Libertaria, there is no such thing as Social Security or any other type of government-mandated retirement policy. In the real world, however, most nations have created “pay-as-you-go” retirement schemes based on taxing...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 29, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs
Earlier this month, I defended Disney’s self-governance status. I wasn’t motivated by the company’s position on Florida education legislation (my view is that all sorts of controversial education issues can and should be solved by...
