Venezuela is such a mess that it’s hard to know where to draw the line between mockery and reality.
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.
Civil Asset Forfeiture: A Slice of Venezuelan-Style Thuggery in America
Civil asset forfeiture is reprehensible.
Unsurprisingly, “Free” Healthcare from Government Is Very Expensive
Bernie wants the biggest tax hike in U.S. history.
Government Run Amok at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms
More government misbehavior escapes punishment.
Income Trends, the Middle Class, and American Prosperity
Living standards are increasing, even though they should be rising faster.
Good Tax Reform Requires Loophole Closing, not Just lower Tax Rates and Less Double Taxation
If tax policy was a movie, it would be Revenge of the Swamp Creatures.
Overcoming FDA Bureaucracy and Saving Lives with Expanded “Right to Try”
FDA red-tape kills.
Does Making Government Bigger Make It More Competent?
Smaller governments are more efficient.
The Obamacare-Repeal Fight Is Important, but Much More Is Needed if We Want a Pro-Consumer Health System
We’re not going to fix the healthcare system by merely repealing Obamacare.
India’s Disastrous War Against Cash, Encouraged by American Taxpayers
I wrote a four-part series about how governments are waging a war against cash, with the first two columns looking at why politicians are so interested in taking this radical step. In Part I, I looked at the argument that cash should be banned or restricted so…