by Dan Mitchell | Apr 16, 2017 | Blogs, Taxation
Since I’ve written that the International Monetary Fund is “the Dumpster Fire of the Global Economy” and “the Dr. Kevorkian of Global Economic Policy,” I don’t think anyone could call me a fan of that international bureaucracy. But I’ve also noted that the real...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 11, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Free Market, Government Spending, Taxation
The recipe for growth and prosperity isn’t very complicated. Adam Smith provided a very simple formula back in the 1700s. For folks who prefer a more quantitative approach, the Fraser Institute’s Economic Freedom of the World uses dozens of variables to rank nations...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 8, 2017 | Blogs, Economics, Tax Competition, Taxation
I’ve been at the United Nations this week for both the 14th Session of the Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters as well as the Special Meeting of ECOSOC on International Cooperation in Tax Matters. As you might suspect, it would be an...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 30, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Taxation
I must be perversely masochistic because I have the strange habit of reading reports issued by international bureaucracies such as the International Monetary Fund, World Bank, United Nations, and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. But one tiny...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 26, 2016 | Blogs, Europe, Tax Competition, Tax Harmonization, Taxation
I have a love-hate relationship with corporations. On the plus side, I admire corporations that efficiently and effectively compete by producing valuable goods and services for consumers, and I aggressively defend those firms from politicians who want to impose...
