Democrats didn’t used to be so infatuated with punitive tax rates.
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.
A Potential Human Rights Victory in Brazil Would Be Bad News for Criminals
Brazil’s citizens may soon get the right to keep and bear arms.
Two Small-Government Candidates Inadvertently Could Put America in a VAT of Trouble
A troubling inclusion in otherwise good tax plans.
The Kansas Tax Cuts Are Working, and That’s Why Statists Are Worried
More evidence that low-tax states outperform high-tax states.
Even the OECD Now Admits Spending Caps Are the only Effective Way of Restraining Government
The OECD makes a shocking admission.
Debunking Fiscal Myths: There Is No Loophole for “Carried Interest”
If you’ve been following the presidential campaign, you’ll be aware that there’s a controversy over something called “carried interest.”
More Great Moments in Spectacular Government Incompetence
Another massive and costly boondoggle.
The Libertarian Solution to Transgender Bathrooms and Locker Rooms
Let the market decide.
If We Want Prosperity, Prices Should Be Determined by Markets Rather than Politicians
Video shows the value of prices.
In One Image, Everything You Need to Know about the Washington-Created Welfare State
An eye-popping flowchart from the House Ways & Means Committee.