by Dan Mitchell | Apr 8, 2016 | Blogs, Financial Privacy, Tax Competition, Taxation
I wrote a couple of days ago about the “Panama Papers” issue and touched on the key issues. I explained that this non-scandal scandal is simply another chapter in the never-ending war by high-tax governments against tax competition, fiscal sovereignty, and financial...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 4, 2016 | Blogs, Economics, Financial Privacy, Tax Havens, Taxation
Three years ago, thieves stole a bunch of information from “offshore” service providers in the Cook Islands and British Virgin Islands. This was supposed to be a ground-breaking exposé with huge ramifications, but it turned out to be a tempest in a teapot. As I...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 23, 2015 | Blogs, Europe, Tax Competition, Tax Harmonization, Tax Havens, Taxation
Europe is suffering from economic stagnation caused in part by excessive fiscal burdens. So what are European policy makers doing to address this problem? If you think the answer might have something to do with a shift to responsible fiscal policy, you obviously have...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Feb 3, 2015 | Opinion and Commentary
A version of this article appeared in The Washington Times on February 1, 2015. News broke this month that the International Criminal Court (ICC) is opening a preliminary probe into possible war crimes in the Palestinian territories. Given the track record of...
by CF&P | Dec 19, 2014 | News, Prosperity Updates
News & Views Continued Inaction on Biosimilars Will Cost Billions The arrival of biosimilars promises billions in health care cost savings. CF&P President Andrew Quinlan looks at who’s standing in the way....