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...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 30, 2017 | Blogs, Flat Tax, Taxation
While I realize there’s zero hope of ripping up America’s awful tax code and getting a simple and fair flat tax, I’m nonetheless hopeful that there will be some meaningful incremental changes as part of the current effort to achieve some sort of tax reform. A package...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 16, 2017 | Blogs, Taxation
Since I’ve written that the International Monetary Fund is “the Dumpster Fire of the Global Economy” and “the Dr. Kevorkian of Global Economic Policy,” I don’t think anyone could call me a fan of that international bureaucracy. But I’ve also noted that the real...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 30, 2017 | Blogs, Taxation
There are many powerful arguments for junking the internal revenue code and replacing it with a simple and fair flat tax. It is good to have lower tax rates in order to encourage more productive behavior. It is good to get rid of double taxation in order to enable...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 28, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
I wrote yesterday about how the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is pushing for bigger government in China. That’s a remarkable bit of economic malpractice by the Paris-based international bureaucracy, especially since China is only ranked...
