If you have any interest in America’s fiscal history, it’s worth your time to read this JEC report.
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.
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Bureaucracy and Government
It’s very discouraging that so many bureaucrats have figured out how to become part of the top 1 percent.
Time for another Government Shutdown?
It’s time for the GOP to exhibit some backbone and fight for spending restraint.
Assessing Jeb Bush’s Pro-Growth Tax Plan
It’s not perfect, but Bush’s plan would be a significant boost for the American economy.
Debating the Carbon Tax
There’s reason to fear that well-meaning proponents of a carbon tax are unwittingly delivering a new source of revenue to the political class in Washington.
Which European Nations Have the Biggest Subsidies that Trap People in Poverty?
Welfare is more like a hammock than a safety net.
Why Doesn’t Hillary Learn any Lessons from the Slow Suicide of California and other High-Tax States?
More evidence that taxpayers migrate from high-tax states to low-tax states.
If Gun Control Works in Europe, Where Do Terrorists Get their Weapons?
Somehow terrorists keep getting their hands on weapons in gun-phobic Europe.
The Baffling EB-5 Immigration Controversy
Why are some people opposed to the “EB-5” program designed to attract rich investors to America?
Four Simple Steps to Earn a Spot in the Bureaucrat Hall of Fame: Downloading Porn, Obstruction of Justice, Overseas Shopping Trips, and Not Showing Up on the Job
A new honoree from one of those bureaucracies that shouldn’t exist.