by Dan Mitchell | May 21, 2013 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
The Senate is holding a Kangaroo Court designed to smear Apple for not voluntarily coughing up more tax revenue than the company actually owes. Here are four things you need to know. Apple is fully complying with the tax law. There is no suggestion that Apple has done...
by Dan Mitchell | May 12, 2013 | Blogs, Economics, Tax Competition, Taxation
I’ve written many times about how investors, entrepreneurs, small business owners and other successful people migrate from high-tax states to low-tax states. Well, the same thing happens internationally, as France’s greedy politicians are now learning. It’s a lot...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 13, 2013 | Blogs, Tax Harmonization, Tax Havens, Taxation
I could only use 428 words, but I highlighted the main arguments for tax havens and tax competition in a “Room for Debate” piece for the New York Times. I hope that my contribution is a good addition to the powerful analysis of experts such as Allister Heath and...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 17, 2013 | Blogs, Economics, Laffer Curve, Taxation
Regular readers know that I’m a big advocate of the Laffer Curve, which is the common-sense notion that higher tax rates will cause people to change their behavior in ways that reduce taxable income. But that doesn’t mean “all tax cuts pay for themselves.” Yes, that...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
Texas is in much better shape than California. Taxes are lower, in part because Texas has no state income tax. No wonder the Lone Star State is growing faster and creating more jobs. And the gap will soon get even wider since California voters recently decided to...
