Maine meets the Laffer Curve.
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.
A Horrifying Example of Government Handouts and Perverse Incentives
A shocking new version of unintended consequences.
The Classical Liberal Vision of “Negative Liberty” vs the Welfare State Vision of “Positive Liberty”
Do you have a right to other people’s money?
The Fraud-Riddled Obamaphone Boondoggle
Government giveaways promote fraud.
Even by Keynesian Standards, Cash-for-Clunkers Was a Clunker
Keynesians put the cart before the horse.
In One Image, Everything You Need to Know about Health Insurance, Community Rating, and Pre-Existing Conditions
What healthcare fights are really about.
Another Ghoulish and Tyrannical Moment in Government-Run Healthcare
This is a new low even for government.
Free Markets, Rule of Law, and Limited Government: A Recipe for Singapore’s Amazing Prosperity
If you want good economic results, you need good policy.
Medicaid Reform and Math-Challenged Reporters at the New York Times and Washington Post
What Medicaid cuts?
Minimum Wage Increases Are Bad News for Low-Skilled Workers in General, not Just for those Who Lose their Jobs
The real world just kicked advocates of higher minimum wages in the teeth.