by Dan Mitchell | Jul 18, 2012 | Blogs, Economics, Laffer Curve, Tax Competition, Taxation
Thanks largely to the Laffer Curve, there are some impressive examples of failed tax increases in countries such as the United States, France, and the United Kingdom. But if there was a prize for the people who most vociferously resist turning over more of their...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 22, 2012 | Blogs, Economics, Europe, Laffer Curve
Every day brings more and more evidence that Obamanomics is failing in Europe. I wrote some “Observations on the European Farce” last week, but the news this morning is even more surreal. Let’s start with France, where I endorsed the explicit socialist over the...
by Dan Mitchell | May 15, 2012 | Blogs, Europe, Tax Competition, Taxation
I wrote last year about a tax protest in Ireland, and I wrote earlier this year about a tax revolt in Greece. But Irish and Greek taxpayers are wimps compared to their Italian compatriots. When Italians decide to have a tax revolt, they don’t kid around. Here are some...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 1, 2012 | Blogs, Economics, Europe
Last January, I identified five things that worried me for 2011. Here’s what had me concerned, along with some ex post facto analysis about whether I was right to fret: 1. A back-door bailout of the states from the Federal Reserve – Thankfully, I was way off base with...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 2, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe
I periodically write posts about “Great Moments” in government. These usually feature some absurd example of stupidity and incompetence that only is possible when the world’s least competent people have power to coerce. Examples include: EU rules banning the selling...
