by Dan Mitchell | Jun 28, 2021 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
I’ve been arguing against Biden’s proposed increase in business taxation by pointing out that higher corporate taxes will be bad news for workers, consumers, and shareholders. Everyone agrees that shareholders get hurt. After all, they’re the...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 27, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Keynesian
The private sector reacted quickly (when allowed by sluggish and inefficient government) to the coronavirus pandemic. We quickly got everything from vaccines to personal protective equipment. That’s the good news. The bad news is that politicians also reacted quickly....
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 25, 2021 | Tax Competition, Tax Harmonization, Taxation
Yesterday’s column explained why Biden’s proposed global cartel for corporate taxation was a bad idea. In this clip from a recent panel hosted by the Austrian Economics Center in Vienna, I speculated on whether the plan would become reality. I encourage you to watch...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 24, 2021 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
When governments have to compete with each other, we get lower tax rates. That’s good for taxpayers and good for growth. But politicians hate limits on their taxing power, which is why Biden has proposed a global tax cartel. Here are some of my remarks made yesterday...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 22, 2021 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Last week, I shared Part I of my discussion with John Stossel about “capitalism myths.” Here’s Part II. In the first video, we discussed three myths about free enterprise. Myth #1 – Capitalists get rich by ‘taking’ money from others.Myth #2 – The rich getting richer,...
