by Dan Mitchell | Dec 11, 2011 | Blogs, Taxation
Since the Clinton Administration turned out to be much more market-oriented than either his GOP predecessor or successor, this isn’t quite a man-bites-dog story. Nonetheless, it is still noteworthy that Elaine Kamarck, a high-level official from the Clinton White...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 4, 2011 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
Most of us are aware that America has a punitive corporate tax system, but here’s a sobering bit of analysis. Corporations pay more money to governments than they do to their shareholders. Here’s a chart from a recent Tax Foundation analysis. Now here’s something even...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 19, 2011 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
Another American company has decided to expatriate for tax reasons. This process has been going on for decades, with companies giving up their U.S. charters (a form of business citizenship) and redomiciling in low-tax jurisdictions such as Bermuda, Ireland,...
by Dan Mitchell | May 28, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
It’s not often that I am unenthusiastic about the possibility of a nation reducing its corporate tax rate. But when the country is doing the right thing for the wrong reason, I hope that feelings of ambivalence are understandable. In this case, some Irish politicians...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 25, 2011 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
According to an article in the New York Times, the Obama Administration is seriously examining a proposal to reduce America’s anti-competitive 35 percent corporate tax rate. The Obama administration is preparing to inject an unpredictable new variable into its...
