by Dan Mitchell | Nov 4, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending
Being a glass-half-full kind of guy, I look for kernels of good news when examining economic policy around the world. I once even managed to find something to praise about French tax policy. And I can assure you that’s not a very easy task. I particularly try to find...
by Dan Mitchell | May 14, 2013 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Europe, Government Spending, Keynesian
Are there any fact checkers at the New York Times? Since they’ve allowed some glaring mistakes by Paul Krugman (see here and here), I guess the answer is no. But some mistakes are worse than others. Consider a recent column by David Stuckler of Oxford and Sanjay Basu...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 6, 2012 | Blogs, Economics
I like to think I despise politicians more than 99.9 percent of the population. Even in my kindest moments, I see them as occasionally well-intentioned souls who are easily corrupted. Most of the time, they are a plague on society, as this cartoon illustrates. So you...
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...
by CF&P | Apr 9, 2007 | CF&P Foundation Prosperitas Studies, Publications
[PDF Version] April 2007, Vol. VII, Issue V The Iceland Tax System: Key features and lessons for Policy Makers Iceland’s economic renaissance is an impressive story. With lower tax rates leading the way, significant reforms have liberalized the economy, spurring...
