by Dan Mitchell | May 31, 2012 | Blogs, Taxation
I’m not a big fan of international bureaucracies, mostly because they always seem to promote bad policy such as higher tax rates. The International Monetary Fund is urging higher tax rates and pushing for nations to replace flat tax systems with so-called progressive...
by Dan Mitchell | May 22, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
Over the years, I’ve strenuously objected to schemes that would enable international bureaucracies to levy taxes. That’s why I’ve criticized “direct funding” proposals, most of which seem to emanate from the United Nations. A scheme to let the United Nations tax...
by CF&P | May 22, 2012 | News, Press Releases
Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation For Immediate Release Monday, May 22, 2012 202-285-0244 www.freedomandprosperity.org CF&P Policy Brief: Global Taxes Threaten Fiscal Sovereignty and Democratic Accountability (Washington, D.C., Tuesday, May 22, 2012)...
by CF&P | May 22, 2012 | CF&P Foundation Libertas Policy Briefs, Publications
[PDF Version] The Case Against Taxing Powers and Direct Funding for International Organizations International Organizations have historically relied upon payments from member governments to finance their operations. This creates a semblance of accountability since...
by Brian Garst | Apr 17, 2012 | Blogs, Taxation
Politicians are always looking for ways to increase their power and exert ever more authority over greater swaths of humanity. Generally speaking, the world system of nation-states at least keeps to a minimum the number of politicians capable of pushing their views on...
