Lessons from the experience of post-communist nations in Eastern Europe
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.
Minimum Wage Laws, Jobs, and the Sobering Impact of Decentralization
Why federalism and decentralization are vital features of a good system.
Can Corporate Rate Reduction Save the Tax Agenda?
One area of agreement that could make tax reform bipartisan.
Child Care, Head Start, Early Childhood Education, and Washington, D.C.’s Plan to Hurt Poor People
Head Start has a lot of undeserved support.
Answering a Silly Question: Of Course Government-Coerced Family Leave Is Anti-Market and Pro-Big Government
Sorry, there’s still no free lunch.
A Six-Figure Welfare Fraud Horror Story
A new addition to the Moocher Hall of Fame.
Six Sobering Charts about America’s Grim Future from CBO’s New Report on the Long-Run Fiscal Outlook
Maybe this time the data is so depressing that both the electorate and politicians will wake up.
A Big Benefit of Real Tax Reform Is Ending the Bias for Debt over Equity
Debt and equity should be on a level playing field.
Republicans Need to Learn from Ronald Reagan that Good Policy Is Good Politics
If Republicans do what works, the votes will follow.
The Paris-Based OECD (Financed by American Tax Dollars) Urges Bigger Government in the United States
The OECD continues to cheer on destructive policies.