Are these government workers overpaid?
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.
Liberland and the Libertarian Vision of a Minimal State
Can Liberland achieve the libertarian fantasy?
Will the Tories Take Advantage of a Golden Opportunity to Save the United Kingdom?
Thatcherites are worried.
If the Federal Government Ramps Up the Drug War, Expect More Collateral Damage to Freedom
Don’t hold your breath waiting for better policy.
If the Pro-VAT Cheering Section Succeeds, America Will Be Saddled with a Bigger Welfare State
More people supporting a VAT who should know better.
The Trump Family Is Helping America by Marketing Economic Citizenship
What’s wrong with attracting new investors to the US?
Making Social Security Worse for Rich People Won’t Change the Fact that the Program Is Bad News for Poor People
Social Security is a bad deal for workers
Poland’s Reward for Good Economic Policy
Why is Poland now rising?
Score a Touchdown with Lower Tax Rates
Lower taxes can also help produce better sports teams.
Occupational Licensing, Government Thuggery, and Greed-Fueled Cronyism
There’s a growing campaign to get rid of disgusting restrictions on voluntary exchange.