German energy prices are key to the story.
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.
Don’t Exaggerate China’s Economy
China needs further reform.
Red States vs. Blue States, Part VI
States with market-friendly policies outperform states with the opposite approach.
State Tax Divergence, Part II
Politicians in some states have decided that punishing successful taxpayers is good politics while others are slashing rates.
More Evidence for Corporate Tax Reform
What happens when you fix all the problems with business taxation?
Part IV: Will California Commit Economic Suicide?
Wealth tax advocates are not being honest.
Is Medicaid a Fiscal Problem, a Federalism Problem, a Policy Problem, or a Fraud Problem?
It’s not always how much is being spent, but how it is being spent.
Corporate Taxes and the Laffer Curve: Leftist Theory vs. the Real World
An absurd CRS report defies global evidence.
The Case Against Socialism, Part V
Real world comparisons continue to show the obvious: capitalism performs much better than socialism.
Are Living Standards Higher in France or Mississippi?
How does America’s poorest state compare?