Politicians outlawed child labor well after it had largely disappeared.
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.
Insane Moments in French Taxation
Never underestimate the ability of French politicians to take a bad situation and make it even worse.
Strange Moments in Dutch Taxation
The Netherlands had a very unusual way of double-taxing income that was saved and invested.
Who Will Be Worse for Inflation, Biden or Trump?
These economists get inflation wrong.
Defending Tax Competition
Unfortunately, this position has not prevailed over time.
More Regulation of Child Care = Lower Birth Rates
States with more red tape have higher costs. And that leads to fewer children.
What’s the Real Reason for Kenya’s Deadly Tax Riots
There’s no mention of one pernicious organization.
The OECD’s Tax-and-Spend Agenda for the United States
They want massive tax increases.
The Semi-Success Story of Vietnam
Even some communist nations are liberalizing.
Foreign Aid and Conditionality
Foreign aid has a terrible track record.