by Dan Mitchell | Aug 12, 2012 | Blogs, Economics, Tax Competition, Taxation
In previous posts, I put together tutorials on the Laffer Curve, tax competition, and the economics of government spending. Today, we’re going to look at the issue of tax reform. The focus will be the flat tax, but this analysis applies equally to national sales tax...
by Brian Garst | Aug 11, 2012 | Blogs, States, Tax Competition, Taxation
A lot has been said about the growing dependence of American citizens on the federal government, including in this great CF&P Economics 101 video narrated by Emily O’Neill. But there’s another kind of growing dependence about which we need to be...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 4, 2012 | Blogs, Economics, Tax Competition, Taxation
My friends at Americans for Tax Reform have received a bunch of attention for a new report entitled “Win Olympic Gold, Pay the IRS.” In this clever document, they reveal that athletes could face a tax bill – to those wonderful folks at the IRS – of nearly $9,000...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 2, 2012 | Blogs, Economics, Laffer Curve, Taxation
Montgomery County in Maryland is not exactly a hotbed of free market thinking or a bastion of limited government. It’s one of the richest counties in the nation, but not because of entrepreneurship and wealth creation. Instead, it’s a bedroom community for over-paid...
by CF&P | Aug 1, 2012 | News, Press Releases
Center for Freedom and Prosperity For Immediate Release Wednesday, August 1, 2012 202-285-0244 www.freedomandprosperity.org CF&P Applauds Senate Scrutiny of Destructive FATCA Law and New Tax Information Sharing Agreement (Washington, D.C., Wednesday, August 1,...
