Why is Singapore now one of the world’s richest nations?

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.
The United Nation’s Hypocritical Opposition to Higher Taxes
The U.N. suddenly realizes that higher taxes reduce whatever is being taxed…when it applies to them.
Social Security’s $61.7 Trillion Problem
This is a matter of math, not ideology.
Dishonest Pimping for a Global Wealth-Tax Cartel
Zucman uses dodgy manipulations.
United Kingdom Vs. Poland
Poland is catching up to the United Kingdom.
The Adverse Economic Consequences of Big-Government Populism
Populist governments are associated with more debt and more inflation.
Biden’s Red-Tape Onslaught
Biden’s regulatory onslaught harms workers.
Recovery for the PIGS?
Germany no longer is the economic engine in Europe.
A New Member of the Poverty Huckster Club
This is not the way to measure poverty.
Italy’s Absurd Boondoggle Giveaway
This is one of the dumbest spending programs yet.










