The path to riches should be providing value to consumers, not manipulating the levers of power.
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.
Class-Warfare Taxes Are Most Harmful to Prosperity
All taxes undermine prosperity, but personal income taxes and corporate income tax do the most damage.
The Trump Administration’s Unfortunate Campaign to Weaken NAFTA
Unfortunately, the Trump Administration wants to modify NAFTA in the wrong ways.
Trump and the Economy: How Strong and Who Gets Credit?
What’s the best way to explain the importance of various economic policies?
Elizabeth Warren Wants to Make Cronyism Great Again
Documenting the myriad flaws with Warren’s scheme.
The Economics of Convergence
Poor nations should follow the recipe for growth and prosperity.
The IMF Proposes (again) to Sabotage China’s Economy
The IMF offers horrifyingly bad recommendations.
Paul Krugman Is Learning the Wrong Lesson from Denmark
Denmark’s welfare state has created a problem.
The Pernicious Impact of Government Intervention in Healthcare, Captured in a Chart
It all comes back to this one major problem.
Tariffs and America’s Early Economic History: A Primer for President Trump
America became rich because of other policies.