by Dan Mitchell | May 3, 2014 | Blogs, Economics, Tax Competition, Taxation
If you’re a regular reader, you already know I’m a big supporter of tax competition and tax havens. Here’s the premise: Politicians almost always are focused on their next election and this encourages them to pursue policies that are designed to maximize votes and...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 30, 2014 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
Using a comparison of Jamaica and Singapore, I recently argued that growth should trump inequality. Simply stated, a growing economic pie is much better for poor people that incentive-sapping redistribution programs that trap people in dependency. In other words,...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 28, 2014 | Blogs, Economics, Europe
I periodically (some would say over and over and over again, though occasionally made more palatable by using humor and cartoons) warn that the United States should not become a European-style welfare state. But I wonder whether I spend enough time explaining why this...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 21, 2014 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
I’m in favor of free markets. That means I’m sometimes on the same side as big business, but it also means that I’m often very critical of big business. That’s because large companies are largely amoral. Depending on the issue, they may be on the side of the angels,...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 13, 2014 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Tax Havens, Taxation
To put it mildly, I’m not a fan of the so-called Tax Justice Network. In a moment of typical understatement, I referred to the U.K.-based group as “…a bunch of crazy Euro-socialists.” And to give you an idea of why I don’t like them, here’s some of what I wrote about...
