by Dan Mitchell | Mar 14, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Financial Privacy, Government Spending
Greetings from Montreux, Switzerland, on the shores of Lake Geneva. There aren’t many places where palm trees are framed by snow-capped mountains. Heck, even I managed to take a decent photo. But let’s shift back to the world of public policy. Every time I’m in...
by CF&P | Mar 1, 2011 | Blogs, Economics, Tax Competition, Taxation
Here’s a new mini-documentary from the Center for Freedom and Prosperity, narrated by Natasha Montague of Americans for Tax Reform, that explains why the process of tax competition is a critical constraint on the propensity of governments to over-tax and over-spend....
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Jan 21, 2011 | Blogs, Taxation
For the more than a decade the Internal Revenue Service has been chasing after potential U.S. tax evaders by forcing foreign jurisdictions and banks to become deputy tax collectors. From the Know-Your-Customer regulations to the Qualified Intermediary regime, non-U.S....
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 18, 2011 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Tax Havens, Taxation
I’m not a big fan of the Internal Revenue Service, but I try not to demonize the bureaucrats because politicians actually deserve most of the blame for America’s complex, unfair, and corrupt tax system. The IRS generally is in the unenviable position of simply trying...
by CF&P | Jan 6, 2011 | News, Press Releases
Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation For Immediate Release Thursday, January 6, 2011 202-285-0244 www.freedomandprosperity.org Obama’s Revival of Clinton-Era Interest-Reporting Regulation Threatens U.S. Economy (Washington, D.C., Thursday, January 6,...
