The United States has one of the highest capital gains tax rates in the world. The ideal rate is zero.

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.
More Horror Stories from the TSA Bureaucrats
I’m wondering whether the Transportation Security Administration is a valuable part of government. Not because the bureaucracy does a good job, but instead because it does so many foolish things that it helps convince more people to become libertarians.
Halloween Political Humor
It’s time to extend the tradition of sharing politics-related Halloween humor on October 31.
Does Jeb Bush’s Support For Higher Taxes Make Him More Fiscally Conservative Than Paul Ryan?
Is Dan Mitchell a Jeb Bush-style squish on taxes?
Are Well-Meaning but Misguided Conservatives Being Seduced by the Value-Added Tax?
Sometimes political reality makes pursuing otherwise economically productive reforms unfeasible, or even counterproductive.
Another Edition of “I Can’t Believe Hillary Clinton Actually Said That”
Will this be the “spread the wealth around” of the 2016 campaign?
Has Italy Passed the Point of No Return for Statism and Big Government?
Decades of large government are taking their toll on Italy. Past generations mortgaged the future to support unsustainable policies, and now the bills are coming due.
Another Example of Government Thuggery – and another Reason Why Decent and Moral People Are Libertarians
The government has lots of ways to steal your money without charging you with a crime.
Washington’s Nauseatingly Corrupt Culture
Who is getting undeserved wealth thanks to influence peddling in Washington?
Canada Shows How to Eliminate the Tax Bias against Saving
What we can learned from our northern neighbors.

