by Dan Mitchell | Aug 31, 2014 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
There’s lot of criticism of the IRS and the tax code on the Internet. Indeed, I like to think I contribute my fair share. But I’m surprised at (what I consider to be be) the limited amount of humor on those topics. As I look through my archives, I can find only a few...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 30, 2014 | Blogs, Economics, Laffer Curve, Taxation
It boggles the mind to think that the United States now has the highest corporate tax rate in the industrialized world. But it’s even more amazing that America arguably has the most punitive corporate tax rate in the entire world. Here’s some of what I wrote on the...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 27, 2014 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
Since I’ve been in Washington for nearly three decades, I’m used to foolish demagoguery. But the left’s reaction to corporate inversions takes political rhetoric to a new level of dishonesty. Every study that looks at business taxation reaches the same conclusion,...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 13, 2014 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
Last month, I put together a list of six jaw-dropping examples of left-wing hypocrisy, one of which featured Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew. He made the list for having the chutzpah to criticize corporate inversions on the basis of supposed economic patriotism, even...
by CF&P | Aug 8, 2014 | News, Prosperity Updates
Freeing Markets Ending a Destructive Obamacare Tax It’s just one of many bad taxes introduced by Obamacare, but with 4 years worth of evidence demonstrating its destructiveness, CF&P President Andrew Quinlan says it’s time for the tanning tax to go....
