He helped turn a bad recession into the Great Depression.
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.
Brazil Has Concocted a “Right” to Beauty
Should taxpayers become involuntary participants in the process of beautification?
America’s Declining Fiscal Position
There’s little reason for future optimism.
Grading the DeSantis Economic Plan
He wants a smaller burden of government, but is short on specifics.
Blue-to-Red Migration, Part III: The Slow-Motion Suicide of High-Tax States
Who is moving can have major implications for a state’s long-run competitiveness.
Government Schools and Competition
Protecting the monopoly is always the top goal.
Government Failure, Captured in One Tweet
When the arsonist is shocked by the fire.
A Primer on So-Called Tax Expenditures
Which tax expenditures are actually loopholes?
Economic Liberty and Prosperity on Indian Reservations
The federal government has very bad policies that are hurting Native Americans, but not every problem is caused by Washington.
Consumer Welfare and Antitrust Zealotry
Mergers should be governed by the market, not by politicians.