The politics of envy are not hitting home for most Americans.
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.
Accelerating on the Path to Greece with Bernie Sanders
Bernie’s socialism is just a gimmick, but a costly one.
New Obama Budget: The Usual Reckless Spending Hikes…and a Big New Tax on American Energy Consumers
Obama wants more money to spend on wasteful boondoggles.
Europe, Welfare Migration, and Hypocrisy
The EU has made dependency more attractive than work.
The Super Bowl and Marginal Tax Rates
Why California is pillaging Cam Newton.
Educating Congress and Debunking the White House on the Debt Limit
Rebutting the hysteria of the political establishment.
More Arguments against the Value-Added Tax
A powerful case against giving Washington a new source of revenue.
On Campaign Finance, Bernie and Hillary Put the Cart Before the Horse
Arguments for “campaign finance reform” confuse cause and effect.
Time for some Optimism on Entitlement Reform
Responding to reform pessimism with some counter evidence.
New Rankings Reveal How Obamanomics Is Undermining American Competitiveness
The U.S. doesn’t even make the Top 10 in this important ranking.