by Dan Mitchell | Feb 5, 2015 | Blogs, Economics, Tax Competition, Taxation
I’m a relentless (probably to the point of being annoying) proponent of tax competition among jurisdictions. It’s one of the reasons why I favor tax havens and federalism. Simply stated, politicians are less likely to do bad things when they know economic activity can...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 26, 2014 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
I’ve had some fun over the years by pointing out that Paul Krugman has butchered numbers when writing about fiscal policy in nations such as France, Estonia, Germany, and the United Kingdom. So I shouldn’t be surprised that he wants to catch me making an error. But...
by Dan Mitchell | May 3, 2014 | Blogs, Economics, Tax Competition, Taxation
If you’re a regular reader, you already know I’m a big supporter of tax competition and tax havens. Here’s the premise: Politicians almost always are focused on their next election and this encourages them to pursue policies that are designed to maximize votes and...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 6, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe, Taxation
Some things in life are very dependable. Every year, for instance, the swallows return to Capistrano. And you can also count on Dan Mitchell to wax poetic about the looming collapse of French statism. Back in 2011, I said France was engaged in economic...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 11, 2013 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
President Obama promised he would unite the world…and he’s right. Representatives from dozens of nations have bitterly complained about an awful piece of legislation, called the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), that was enacted back in 2010. They despise...
