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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 Healthcare Exclusion Is the Tax Code’s Most Harmful Loophole
The devastating impact of the healthcare exclusion.
Economic Lesson from Europe for Hillary: Higher Tax Rates Are a Recipe for More Red Ink
Austerity works…when it’s the right kind.
Democracy, Societal Collapse, Public Choice, Goldfish, and Tax Competition
There are ways to compensate for the natural tendency of ever-expanding government.
John Kerry’s Tax Haven Investments and other Examples of Statist Hypocrisy
More leftwing hypocrisy.
Lessons from State Tax Policy: Kudos for Tennessee and Texas, Mockery for New York and California
Some states are still doing better than others on taxes.
One Strike, Two Strikes, Three Strikes (and Many More Strikes) for Obamacare
Time to say “I told you so.”
Debt, Bubbles, and Reckless Government
Spending is the underlying issue, but excessive debt can cause its own problems.
A Primer on the Corporate Income Tax: Everything You Need to Know about Creating a Simple System that Taxes Income Only One Time
A flat tax will fix what ails the corporate tax code.
Regulation Nation
Washington’s record level of red tape is only getting worse in Obama’s final year.