Does Your Family Have an Extra $5,500 to Pay the Higher Energy Taxes Proposed by the Bureaucrats at the IMF (Who Get Tax-Free Salaries)?

by Dan Mitchell | Mar 29, 2013 | Blogs, Taxation

If asked to name my least-favorite international bureaucracy, the easy answer would be the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. After all, it was only a few days ago that I outlined different ways that the Paris-based bureaucracy is seeking to expand...

Let’s Enjoy a Victory – even if Temporary – in the Fight against More Bloat at the International Monetary Fund

by Dan Mitchell | Mar 26, 2013 | Blogs, Economics

I remember reading someplace that cockroaches were the only animals that would survive a nuclear war. I have no idea if that’s true, but it appears that international bureaucracies have similar survival skills. But I’m digressing. Here’s the situation. The IMF has...

Targeting Multinationals, the OECD Launches New Scheme to Boost the Tax Burden on Business

by Dan Mitchell | Mar 25, 2013 | Blogs, Economics, Tax Competition, Tax Harmonization, Tax Havens, Taxation

I’ve been very critical of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Most recently, I criticized the Paris-based bureaucracy for making the rather remarkable assertion that a value-added tax would boost growth and employment. But that’s just the tip...

Giving Control of the Internet to the United Nations Would Be Like “Handing a Stradivarius to a Gorilla”

by Dan Mitchell | Nov 26, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations

The United Nations may be useful as a forum for world leaders, but it is not a productive place to develop policy. The international bureaucracy compulsively supports statist initiatives that would reduce individual liberty and expand the burden of government. Global...

A Journalist’s First-Hand Report on the Corrupt Secrecy of an International Bureaucracy

by Dan Mitchell | Nov 25, 2012 | Blogs, Economics, Tax Harmonization, Taxation

As a taxpayer, I’m not a big fan of international bureaucracies. They consume a lot of money, pay themselves extravagant (and tax-free!) salaries, and generally promote statist policies. The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is a prime...