by Dan Mitchell | May 27, 2010 | Blogs, Taxation
I have a question for my friends who support a national sales tax. First, some background. Beginning with the defeat of Woody Jenkins in his Louisiana Senate race back in the 1990s, various versions of the national sales tax have caused political headaches for GOP...
by Dan Mitchell | May 26, 2010 | Blogs, Free Market, Taxation, Uncategorized
Richard Rahn’s Washington Times column makes several key points about corporate taxation, including the fact that excessive taxation of capital (the corporate income tax being just one example) is extremely foolish such taxes impose the most damage – per dollar...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 14, 2010 | Blogs, Taxation
Clemson University was a big rival when I was at the University of Georgia, so it seems natural that I am locking horns with someone from that school as we debate whether we should have a flat tax or the current system. You can see both arguments at this link, and...
by CF&P | Feb 1, 2008 | CF&P Foundation Prosperitas Studies, Publications
[PDF Version] February 2008, Vol. VIII, Issue I The Global Flat Tax Revolution: Lessons for Policy Makers Thanks largely to tax competition, governments are dramatically improving tax policy. Over the past 30 years, tax rates on productive activity have been sharply...
