It’s not the economics that are the problem, it’s the politicians.
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.
If Poor Nations Want Economic Convergence and Capital Accumulation, They Need Good Policy
If poor nation’s want to catch up, they need to liberalize their economies.
Learning the Right Lesson from Corruption in the EB-5 Visa Program
Corruption in yet another government program.
Restoring the Old-Fashioned Budget Virtue of…FDR and Truman?!?
There’s one thing even the big spenders did well.
More Outrageous Waste at Department of Veterans Affairs
An already overpaid bureaucrat runs up a big bill for taxpayers.
Replicate the Success of Welfare Reform by Putting States in Charge of Fraud-Riddled Food Stamp Program
A simple reform to help both low-income Americans and taxpayers.
A Fair – but Ultimately Misleading – Critique of GOP Budgets
Republicans caught using budget gimmicks.
The Biggest Tax Scam Is the Internal Revenue Code and the IRS
The IRS wants us on the look at for tax scams. Found one! It’s the IRS.
Hypocrisy Alert: International Bureaucracy with Tax-Free Employees Is Pushing a Big Energy Tax on American Consumers
The OECD Is up to its usual tricks.
The Case against the Value-Added Tax
Why a VAT would lead to more spending and more debt.