Never would have guessed the IMF would admit this.
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.
Destroying Jobs with Innumerate Compassion
We have the theory. We have the empirical research. Now we see the stories.
Two Videos that Perfectly Capture the Feckless Arrogance and Stupidity of the Federal Government
Capturing the spirit of Washington in two blood boiling videos.
A Video Primer on How Taxes Reduce Economic Value and Cause Deadweight Loss
Now might be a good time to get back to basics.
A Modest Proposal to Reduce Income Inequality
Why some people worry about inequality and what we can do about it.
Why Are Republican Presidential Candidates Openly Stating a Desire to Violate 18 U.S. Code § 203 of the Criminal Law?
Republicans are parading through Iowa promising special handouts for political support.
Great Moments in Local, State, National, and Foreign Government
There is no level of government immune from stupidity.
You Be the Judge: Traffic Enforcement, Predatory Government, and Legitimate Class Warfare
Should the rich pay higher traffic fines?
Time to Feel Sorry for the IRS and Give it More Money?
The IRS is again crying poverty. Here’s why you shouldn’t believe them.
Polls Finds Government Bureaucrats “Thriving” More Than Private Sector
Yet more evidence that the federal workforce is living on Easy Street.