Progress ground to a halt thanks to the so-called War on Poverty.
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.
Why Reagan’s Spending Legacy is Worth Celebrating
The gap between what Reagan achieved and what happened under every other modern president is enormous.
Debunking Spain’s Prime Minister
These are the results he thinks are good?
The Economic Reward from Abolishing State Income Taxes
A growing list of states are seeing these benefits.
Debunking Trump’s Error-Filled WSJ Column
Is Trump trying to show that he is more economically illiterate than Joe Biden?
The Poor are Becoming More Reliant on the State
The goal should be self-sufficiency.
Why US Steel Production Surpassing Japan is Not Worth Celebrating
It turns out this “achievement” was no so impressive.
Part I(b): Yes, Taxes Change Behavior
This housing problem can and should be fixed.
Exciting New Research on the Laffer Curve
The important tradeoff is between tax rates and growth.
France’s Welfare State Victimizes Middle-Class Citizens
They get less income and they have to pay more tax.