A Journalist’s First-Hand Report on the Corrupt Secrecy of an International Bureaucracy

by Dan Mitchell | Nov 25, 2012 | Blogs, Economics, Tax Harmonization, Taxation

As a taxpayer, I’m not a big fan of international bureaucracies. They consume a lot of money, pay themselves extravagant (and tax-free!) salaries, and generally promote statist policies. The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is a prime...

Now that the Election Is Over, the Washington Post Admits that the Obama Recovery Has Been Terrible

by Dan Mitchell | Nov 19, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Government Spending, Taxation

I agree that Obama inherited a crappy economy, and I think it is silly to assert that he bears any responsibility for the severity of the 2007-2009 recession. But it is very fair to hold him responsible for what’s happened since the recession ended. I’ve cited data...

Supporters Urge Romney to Announce that He Intends to Reverse the Statist Policies of Obama…and Bush

by Dan Mitchell | Oct 19, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending

People in the political world say that President Obama threw Secretary of State Clinton under the bus in an attempt to protect himself from political fallout from Libya. I don’t follow those issues, so I can’t comment about the veracity of that charge, but I find it...

My Critique of Biden’s Class Warfare…and a Very Compelling Argument from A Guy Who Escaped Communism

by Dan Mitchell | Oct 16, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs

I talked a couple of days ago to Neil Cavuto about whether the Obama Administration is slightly modifying its class-warfare tax policy. As you can see, I’m not overly fixated on the parsing of Biden’s comments since I’m against higher tax rates for anyone. And my...

Another Push for Global Taxation from the United Nations

by Dan Mitchell | Sep 29, 2012 | Blogs, Economics, Tax Competition, Taxation

I spoke at the United Nations back in May, explaining that more government was the wrong way to help the global economy. But I guess I’m not very persuasive. The bureaucrats have just released a new report entitled, “In Search of New Development Finance.” As you can...