by Dan Mitchell | Sep 18, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
I’ve written many times about the perverse and destructive economic impact of class-warfare taxation. Today, we’re doing to look at the sloppy math associated with the fiscal plans of Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, and the rest of the soak-the-rich...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 6, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Tax Competition, Tax Havens, Taxation
When I wrote about the wealth tax early this year, I made three simple points. A war on wealth is a war on capital (increased double taxation is needed since rich people have a lot of saving and investment). A war on capital is a war on productivity (every economic...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 5, 2019 | Blogs, Taxation
I’ve warned (over and over and over again) that supporters of larger government want big tax hikes on ordinary people. But you don’t have to believe me. CNN hosted a discussion yesterday with the major Democratic candidates about global warming…oops, I mean climate...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 1, 2019 | Blogs, Economics, Tax Competition, Tax Harmonization, Taxation
Speaking in Europe earlier this year, I tried to explain the entire issue of tax competition is less than nine minutes. To some degree, those remarks were an updated version of a video I narrated back in 2010. You’ll notice that I criticized the Organization for...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 2, 2019 | Blogs, Taxation
When I write about Estonia, I generally have something nice to say. Estonia has a non-discriminatory flat tax. Estonian lawmakers know how to cut spending. Estonia has a very good corporate tax system. Estonia has a high level of economic freedom. Estonia shrank...