by Dan Mitchell | Sep 25, 2011 | Blogs, Economics, Flat Tax, Taxation
I became a big admirer of Herman Cain back in the 1990s when he was a member of the National Commission on Economic Growth and Tax Reform (aka, the Kemp Commission). I worked as a staffer for the Commission and was able to observe Mr. Cain in action over a period of...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 17, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Flat Tax, Taxation
Since it is tax-filing season and we all want to honor our wonderful tax system, let’s go into the archives and show this video from last year about the onerous compliance costs of the internal revenue code. Narrated by Hiwa Alaghebandian of the American Enterprise...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 16, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Flat Tax, Taxation
If you go to the IRS website, there are about one thousand forms (and accompanying material such as instruction documents) that you can download. Fortunately, most of us only have to worry about a small fraction of what’s on that list, but it’s still a nightmare – and...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 26, 2011 | Blogs, Flat Tax, Taxation
I spoke at the Tea Party Patriots convention earlier today. Great people, great crowd. My job was to debate on the side of the flat tax over the fair tax. Several people asked for more information, and I promised to put this video on the blog. Long-time readers...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 29, 2010 | Blogs, Flat Tax, Taxation
In the past 15 years, I’ve debated in favor of a national sales tax, testified before Congress on the merits of a national sales tax, gone on TV to advocate for the national sales tax, and spoken with dozens of reporters to explain why the national sales tax is a good...