by Dan Mitchell | May 12, 2022 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
There are many reasons to admire Switzerland. The nation’s very effective spending cap.The nation’s libertarian-leaning governance.The nation’s system of private pensions.The nation’s genuine decentralization.The...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 10, 2022 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
I’m a big fan of federalism. It gives people more freedom to choose the type of economic policy they prefer.A system of federalism promotes jurisdictional competition and policy innovation.Decentralization generates more evidence in...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 9, 2022 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
As a fan of sensible tax policy and tax competition, I could not resist the opportunity to visit Andorra on my current trip to Europe (as part of the Free Market Road Show). Here’s a chart that will tells you everything you need to know....
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Mar 22, 2022 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by the Inside Sources on March 9, 2022. As one of its three pillars to address inflation, and in continuation of the agenda outlined through last summer’s Executive Order on “Promoting Competition in the American Economy,” the Biden administration...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 19, 2022 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
I’m a big fan of tax competition. Why? Because if they’re not constrained by the fear that taxpayers can escape, I worry that short-sighted politicians (i.e., “stationary bandits“), will over-tax and over-spend. And that can lead to Greek-like fiscal...
