Another terrible statist plan out of France.
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 Rise and Fall and Rise and Fall of Italy
Italy has had multiple bouts with failed welfare states.
Obama, Redistribution, and Jobs: Always Wrong, Never in Doubt
The White House is impervious to data and evidence.
Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Payroll Taxes, and the Value-Added Tax
Another wrinkle in the VAT debate.
Two Lessons from State Tax Policy
Tax happy politicians have driven Connecticut’s economy into the dumps.
The Value-Added Tax Should Be Political Poison for Advocates of Limited Government
Support for the VAT is becoming a big problem.
Obama’s Legacy? Dismal and Declining Labor Force Participation
Why is Obama bragging about the weakest recovery since the Great Depression?
More Perverse (but Predictable) Economic Consequences of Obamacare
The more we learn about Obamacare, the more evidence we find that government is never the answer.
A Reaganesque Recipe to Reinvigorate China’s Economy?
Is China seriously considering supply-side reforms?
More Poor-to-Rich Redistribution from the Wacky World of Washington
Farming for handouts.