by Dan Mitchell | Feb 18, 2023 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Tax Harmonization, Taxation
Thanks in large part to the pro-growth agendas of Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan, but also giving credit to policymakers in nations like Ireland and Switzerland, businesses (and their workers, consumers, and shareholders) have...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 19, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs
I’ve written many times about terrible economic policy in Argentina, most recently two days ago while in that benighted country for a conference on fiscal policy. Now that I’m heading back to the United States, I’m contemplating whether...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 3, 2022 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
The Laffer Curve is a very straightforward concept. It graphically illustrates why politicians are wrong if they think you can double tax revenue by doubling tax rates (or that revenues will drop by 50 percent if tax rates are cut in half)....
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 25, 2022 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe, Government Spending
I wrote yesterday to speculate about a possible fiscal crisis in Italy. Today, here are my thoughts on why there should not be a bailout if/when a crisis occurs. I have moral objections to bailouts, but let’s focus in this column on the practical impact. And let’s...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 28, 2022 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
It is disappointing that the bureaucrats at the International Monetary Fund routinely advocate for higher taxes and bigger government in nations from all parts of the world (for examples,...
