by Dan Mitchell | Nov 28, 2014 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
I’ve written about the success of Hong Kong (particularly when compared to nations such as Cuba, France, and China), but haven’t paid as much attention to Singapore. But it’s time to correct that oversight. I’m motivated to write about Singapore because of a story...
by CF&P | May 29, 2014 | News, Prosperity Updates
Tax Competition News Singapore to Take Over Top Spot Singapore typically scores near the top in measures of economic liberty. It’s little surprise they are now expected to pass Switzerland as the world’s wealth management...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 24, 2013 | Blogs, Economics, Free Market
In prior posts, I’ve shared some remarkable numbers on the cost of regulation. Americans spend 8.8 billion hours every year filling out government forms. The economy-wide cost of regulation is now $1.75 trillion. For every bureaucrat at a regulatory agency, 100 jobs...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 18, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Government Waste
The latest issue of the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report contains some rather damning information about government incompetence in the United States. America ranks only 68th in the “Wastefulness of Government Spending” category (page 373) and 49th...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 29, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics
Johnny Munkhammar is a member of the Swedish Parliament and a committed supporter of economic liberalization. He has a column in the Wall Street Journal Europe that does a great job of explaining how Sweden became rich when it was a small-government, pro-market...