by CF&P | Jun 4, 2015 | News, Prosperity Updates
Tax Competition News… International Bureaucrats Undertake Stealth Transformation of Global Tax Rules The OECD’s Base Erosion and Profiting Shifting (BEPS) project is shaping up to be a pivotal battle in the war over tax competition. If their efforts...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | May 25, 2015 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared in The Daily Caller on May 20, 2015. Numerous scandals have put the IRS under intense public and political scrutiny. A broad and growing consensus has also emerged that the U.S. tax code is in dire need of comprehensive reform. But while...
by Dan Mitchell | May 23, 2015 | Blogs, States, Tax Competition, Taxation
Two years ago, I shared a map looking at how heavily wine was taxed in different states. What is showed was that you shouldn’t sip your Chardonnay or guzzle your Merlot in Kentucky. Unless, of course, you wanted to give politicians a lot more money to spend (or you...
by Dan Mitchell | May 9, 2015 | Blogs, Economics, Tax Competition, Taxation
I wrote just yesterday about new evidence showing that decentralized government is more efficient. Part of the reason is because local governments are easier for voters to monitor and more likely to reflect the actual preferences of residents. Another reason is tax...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 21, 2015 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
Nothing warms my heart and brings a smile to my face faster than news that taxpayers have successfully escaped the greedy and grasping claws of government. I cheered when successful French taxpayers moved across the border when Francois Hollande imposed a 75 percent...
