by Dan Mitchell | Apr 7, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Financial Privacy, Regulations, Tax Competition, Tax Havens, Taxation
For all his faults, you have to give President Obama credit for strong convictions. He’s generally misguided, but it’s perversely impressive to observe his relentless advocacy for higher taxes, bigger government, more intervention, and limits on constitutional...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 26, 2015 | Blogs, Crime, Society, Taxation
Politicians hate cash. That may seem an odd assertion given that they love spending money (other people’s money, of course, as illustrated by this cartoon). But what I’m talking about is the fact that politicians get upset when there’s not 100 percent compliance with...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 3, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs
I don’t like former House Speaker Dennis Hastert. But not because of any personal interactions. I don’t think I’ve every even been in the same room as him, much less ever met him. But I know that he did nothing to restrain the reckless expansion of government when he...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 23, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Crime, Justice, Society
Earlier today, I gave a speech to some folks at London’s Institute of Economic Affairs about the failure of global financial regulation. I touched on some predictable themes: The absence of cost/benefit analysis for regulatory initiatives. The failure of anti-money...
by Dan Mitchell | Oct 26, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs, Crime, Financial Privacy, Society
A report from the New York Times that has me frothing at the mouth. I can’t imagine any decent person not being outraged by this example of big government run amok. For almost 40 years, Carole Hinders has dished out Mexican specialties at her modest cash-only...
