by Dan Mitchell | Jun 21, 2013 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Tax Havens, Taxation
Because we live in an upside-down world, Switzerland is being persecuted for being a productive, peaceful nation that has a strong human rights policy with regards to privacy. More specifically, politicians from high-tax nations resent the fact that investors flock to...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 13, 2013 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Tax Havens, Taxation
It goes without saying that I’m always ready to defend tax havens when statists are seeking to undermine tax competition, financial privacy, and fiscal sovereignty. So when the BBC asked if I would debate the topic, I said yes even though I’m in Paris (where...
by CF&P | May 7, 2013 | News, Press Releases
Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation For Immediate Release Tuesday, May 7, 2013 202-285-0244 www.freedomandprosperity.org CF&P Welcomes FATCA Repeal Bill From Senator Rand Paul (Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 7, 2013) The Center for Freedom and Prosperity...
by Dan Mitchell | May 4, 2013 | Blogs, Financial Privacy, Tax Competition, Taxation
I often argue that we need to preserve tax competition and tax havens in order to limit the greed of the political class. Without some sort of external constraint, they will over-tax and over-spend, creating the kind of downward economic spiral already happening in...
by Dan Mitchell | May 1, 2013 | Blogs, Tax Havens, Taxation
I thought conservatives were the ones with an unseemly fixation on sex. They’re supposed to be the Puritans who, in the words of Mencken, have a “haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.” Maybe that’s true in a few cases, but it also appears that some...
