by Dan Mitchell | Oct 27, 2012 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
The half-joking response to the question in the title of this post is that policymakers should look at what’s happening in poorly run jurisdictions such as California, France, Illinois, and Greece – and then do just the opposite. In other words, steer clear of...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 23, 2012 | Blogs, Capital Gains, Economics, Laffer Curve, Taxation
One of the principles of good tax policy and fundamental tax reform is that there should be no double taxation of income that is saved and invested. Such a policy promotes current consumption at the expense of future consumption, which is simply an econo-geek way of...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 31, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
What Do Greece, the United States, and the Cayman Islands Have in Common? At first, this seems like a trick question. After all, the Cayman Islands are a fiscal paradise, with no personal income tax, no corporate income tax, no capital gains tax, and no death tax. By...
by Dan Mitchell | May 16, 2012 | Blogs, Taxation
Putting Republicans in charge is never a guarantee of good public policy. It was during the Bush years, for instance, that the nation was saddled with a prescription drug entitlement. The GOPers in the White House and on Capitol Hill also recklessly increased the...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 22, 2011 | Blogs, Taxation
Most people fantasize about supermodels (at least most guys, I have no clue about females). But I’m different. I dream about a world with limited government, sort of like what America’s Founding Fathers had in mind. One of the best things about this fantasy world is...
