by Dan Mitchell | Jan 17, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Europe, Welfare and Entitlements
In my younger years, I oftentimes would have arguments with statists who wanted me to believe that countries in Northern Europe like Sweden “proved” that generous welfare states were compatible with economic prosperity. That doesn’t happen as often today because the...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 3, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Free Market, Tax Competition, Tax Harmonization, Taxation
The United States is burdened with some very bad policies that hinder growth and undermine competitiveness. But sometimes you can win a race if your rivals have policies that are even more self-destructive. And that’s a good description of why the U.S. economy is...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 28, 2014 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
I’ve written about the success of Hong Kong (particularly when compared to nations such as Cuba, France, and China), but haven’t paid as much attention to Singapore. But it’s time to correct that oversight. I’m motivated to write about Singapore because of a story...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 23, 2014 | Blogs, Economics, Tax Competition, Taxation
I don’t know whether it’s because I’m a libertarian or because I’m an economist, but I get very frustrated by the issue of corporate inversions. It galls me to hear demagogic politicians like Obama make absurd statements about “unpatriotic” corporations that...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 22, 2014 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Tax Harmonization, Taxation
Tax competition is a very important tool for constraining the greed of the political class. Simply stated, politicians are less likely to impose bad tax policy if they are afraid that jobs and investment (and accompanying tax revenue) willmove to jurisdictions with...
