Even normally rational people have bought into some VAT myths.
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.
Panama Leaks: Exposing Private Information Serves an Ideological Agenda
This article appeared in IFC Review.
Tax Havens Promote Economic Prosperity and Protect Human Liberty
The world is a better place thanks to tax havens.
Tax Day Is America’s Anti-Holiday and the Tax Code Is Anti-American
A better way to tax.
Bernie Sanders Is Crazy even by Left-Wing Standards
Where Bernie falls on the spectrum of leftwing crazy.
Will “Mind-Blowing” Demographic Change Lead to Fiscal Disaster?
The entire developed world faces a demographic problem.
No Sympathy for Spendthrift Politicians in Fairfax County
Phantom spending cuts in VA.
From Ironic to Asinine: Global Gun Control Developments
Global developments on the gun issue.
Three Simple Reasons Why Hillary and Bernie’s Real Plan Is to Soak the Middle Class
Simply put, it’s where the money is.
For Keeping Money out of the Hands of Politicians, Three Cheers for David Cameron’s Parents
David Cameron should proudly embrace his families legacy of tax avoidance.