by Dan Mitchell | Apr 3, 2014 | Big Government, Blogs
I’m frequently baffled at the stupidity of Republicans. When they took control of Congress back in 1994, for instance, they had unrestricted ability to get rid of the bureaucrats that generated bad economic analysis at both the Joint Committee on Taxation and...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Mar 16, 2014 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared in Forbes on March 16, 2014 Tax administration is experiencing a global upheaval. The 2010 passage of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) – which includes costly demands on foreign financial institutions to report information on US...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 14, 2014 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
What’s the defining characteristic of our political masters? Going all the way back to when they ran for student council in 6th grade, is it a craven desire to say or do anything to get elected? Is it the corrupt compulsion to trade earmarks, loopholes, and favors in...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Feb 4, 2014 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared in the Daily Caller on February 4, 2014 Tax reform was a popular topic among politicians and members of the media in 2013. Americans suffering in the still weak economy and feeling beleaguered by recent tax hikes were no doubt disappointed that...
by Brian Garst | Jan 31, 2014 | Blogs, Economic Growth, Flat Tax, Tax Competition, Taxation, VAT
The Bureaucrats at the OECD don’t pay any taxes on their own salaries, but they work very hard to make sure everyone else is hit with exorbitant rates. They’ve persistently fought against tax competition to make it easier for politicians to raise taxes...
