by Dan Mitchell | Nov 2, 2017 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
House Republicans have unveiled their much-anticipated tax plan. Is this something to celebrate? Well, that depends on whether you’re grading on a curve. Compared to a pure, simple, and fair flat tax, it’s timid and disappointing. But compared to today’s wretched and...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 31, 2017 | Blogs, Taxation
I’ve been arguing all year that a substantially lower corporate tax rate is the most vital goal of tax reform for reasons of competitiveness. And I continued to beat that drum in an interview last week with Fox Business. The Wall Street Journal agrees that the time...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 11, 2017 | Blogs, Taxation
In my ideal world, we’re having a substantive debate about corporate tax policy, double taxation, marginal tax rates, and fundamental tax reform (plus spending restraint so big tax cuts are feasible). Sadly, we don’t live in my ideal world (other than my Georgia...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 5, 2017 | Blogs, Taxation
The Republican tax plan is based on some very attractive principles. Lowering the corporate tax rate. Ending the tax bias against new investment. Eliminating harmful loopholes. Reducing double taxation. Unfortunately, the GOP isn’t planning to completely fix these...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 1, 2017 | Blogs, Economics, Laffer Curve, Taxation
For months, I’ve been arguing that the big reduction in the corporate tax rate is the most important part of Trump’s tax agenda. But not because of politics or anything like that. Instead, my goal is to enable additional growth by shifting to a system that doesn’t do...
