by Dan Mitchell | Jun 18, 2014 | Blogs, Economics, Tax Competition, Taxation
I wrote the other day that Americans, regardless of all the bad policy we get from Washington, should be thankful we’re not stuck in a hellhole like Venezuela. But we also should be happy we’re not Europeans. This is a point I’ve made before, usually accompanied by...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 16, 2014 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
Last August, I shared a list of companies that “re-domiciled” in other nations so they could escape America’s punitive “worldwide” tax system. This past April, I augmented that list with some commentary about whether Walgreen’s might become a Swiss-based company. And...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 11, 2014 | Blogs, Economics, Europe, Laffer Curve, Tax Competition, Taxation
When the new Tory-led government came to power in the United Kingdom, I was rather unimpressed. David Cameron positioned himself as a British version of George W. Bush, full of “compassionate conservative” ideas to expand the burden of government. But even worse than...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 8, 2014 | Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Laffer Curve, Taxation
The title of this post sounds like the beginning of a strange joke, but it’s actually because we’re covering three issues today. Our first topic is corporate taxation. More specifically, we’re looking at a nation that seems to be learning that it’s foolish the have a...
by Dan Mitchell | May 14, 2014 | Blogs, Economics, Europe, Free Market
While theory is important, I suspect most people are more likely to be convinced by real-world evidence. This is why I frequently compare nations when arguing that free markets and small government are the best way of generating prosperity. Simply stated, I want...
