This is a very important principle of taxation.
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 Miracle of Compounding Growth
Why every pro-growth reform is worth the effort.
Payback’s a B*tch: Americans Suffer Blowback from Trump’s Protectionism
Retaliation by our trading partners already is causing problems.
Statism in Five Images
Summarizing statism
5000 Columns
Reflecting on a decade of blogs.
Debating Trump’s Tax Reform
Mitchell tangles with Austan Goolsbee.
The Western World’s Second-Most Depressing Chart
Why it’s never a good idea to give politicians a new source of revenue.
Calvin Coolidge, the Declaration of Independence, and Limits on the Power of Government
A great speech from one of America’s best Presidents.
Young People and the Socialist Delusion
Young people seem prone to fantasy.
New Jersey Doubles Down on Class Warfare and Big Government
The geese with the golden eggs are flying away.