The cost of care declines when people spend their own money.

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.
The Best Trump Budget Cuts, Part III: The Fake Cuts to Meals on Wheels Should Become Real Cuts
Much of the whining over the Trump budget is kabuki theater and political posturing.
The Real Issue in the Fight over Capital Gains, Class Warfare, and Carried Interest
The fight over carried interest is likely a proxy battle of taxing capital more broadly.
IMF Data from Asia: Aging Populations Will Mean More Taxes and Fewer Benefits for Workers Trapped in Government-Run Retirement Programs
Why private retirement accounts are the best approach.
Research from European Central Bank Measures How Regulation Stifles Growth and Reduces Living Standards
It’s hard getting folks to grasp the overall impact of red tape on growth and living standards.
Everything You Need to Know about the Non-Existent Wage Gap between Men and Women
Like almost all theories based on conspiracies, this is nonsense.
The Best Trump Budget Cuts, Part II: Defunding the the Moochers at PBS and NPR
This should be a slam-dunk issue for congressional Republicans.
The Best Trump Budget Cuts, Part I: Shutting Down the National Endowment for the Arts
A failure to subsidize is not akin to an assault on artistic creativity.
Based on His Leaked 2005 Tax Data, Donald Trump Should Move to Italy (or the Isle of Man)
Why is it a good thing that Trump paid so much tax?
Two Cheers for the Fiscal Changes in the GOP’s Obamacare Repeal-and-Replace Legislation
Healthcare in America is also a fiscal issue.







