by Dan Mitchell | May 9, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy, Government Waste
Compared to international bureaucracies such as the IMF and OECD, the United Nations has very little power to impose bad policy. But that does not mean it should be immune from criticism. There’s an anti-market ideology at the UN and I have specifically...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 13, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
More than 11 years ago, the Center for Freedom and Prosperity released this video about the OECD, a Paris-based bureaucracy subsidized by American taxpayers. As outlined in the video, there are many reasons to dislike the Organization for Economic Cooperation and...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 2, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs
When criticizing the IMF, I usually focus on how the bureaucrats relentlessly urge higher taxes. Indeed, I often complain about how the bailouts are provided only if countries agree to raise taxes (another lose-lose situation). Today, though, I want to write...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 11, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
I’m not a fan of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Since I work mostly on fiscal issues, I don’t like the fact that the bureaucracy is an avid cheerleader for ever-higher taxes (which is disgustingly hypocritical since IMF...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 2, 2020 | Blogs
A couple of days ago, I criticized officials at the United Nations for advocating higher taxes and bigger government. Fortunately, that bureaucracy is so sclerotic and inefficient that its efforts to promote statism are not very effective But it still galls me that...
