by Dan Mitchell | Jul 12, 2011 | Blogs, Taxation
As a Yankees fan, it was particularly exciting that Derek Jeter became only the second player to get his 3000th hit with a home run. As a student of human nature, it was remarkable that the fan who caught the ball, Christian Lopez, returned it to Jeter instead of...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 20, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
One of the tax increases buried in Obamacare was an onerous and intrusive “1099″ scheme that would have required businesses to collect tax identification numbers for just about any vendor and then send paperwork to the IRS whenever they did more than $600 of business....
by Brian Garst | May 24, 2011 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
Richard Rahn writes in the Washington Times today on a pair of regulations which he describes as “national economic suicide.” At issue is the IRS’s proposed regulation that would require U.S. banks to report information on foreign account holders,...
by Dan Mitchell | May 23, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Flat Tax, Taxation
Read it and weep. Or maybe I should say look at it and weep. I suppose this is a good time to recycle my flat tax video. I don’t mention this in the video, but Hong Kong’s flat tax system, which has been around for more than 60 years, requires less than 200 pages....
by CF&P | May 20, 2011 | News, Press Releases
For Immediate Release Friday, May 20, 2011 202-285-0244 www.freedomandprosperity.org Coalition for Tax Competition Members Testify Against Destructive Regulation at IRS Hearing (Washington, D.C., Friday, May 20, 2011) Led by the Center for Freedom and Prosperity,...
