by Dan Mitchell | Sep 2, 2016 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
Like all good libertarians, I hate waiting in government-mandated lines. Heck, you don’t even have to be a curmudgeonly libertarian to have unpleasant thoughts about the Post Office or Department of Motor Vehicles (not to mention the virtual lines that exist for...
by Dan Mitchell | May 11, 2016 | Blogs, Economics, Financial Privacy, Tax Competition, Tax Havens, Taxation
Economists certainly don’t speak with one voice, but there’s a general consensus on two principles of public finance that will lead to a more competitive and prosperous economy. Lower tax rates are more conducive to work and entrepreneurship than higher tax rates....
by Dan Mitchell | May 6, 2016 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
Imagine if you had the chance to play basketball against a superstar from the NBA like Stephen Curry. No matter how hard you practiced beforehand, you surely would lose. For most people, that would be fine. We would console ourselves with the knowledge that we tried...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 28, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Tax Competition, Taxation
There’s a very powerful statement, variously attributed to Alexis de Toqueville, Benjamin Franklin, or Alexander Tytler, that basically warns that democracy is doomed when people figure out they can vote themselves money. There’s no evidence that any of them actually...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 20, 2016 | Blogs, Economics, Financial Privacy, Tax Competition, Taxation
I sometimes wonder if I was put on this planet to defend tax competition and tax havens. I argue for fiscal sovereignty, good tax policy, and financial privacy to the denizens of Capitol Hill, both in writing and in person. I make the same arguments for readers of the...
