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,...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 29, 2012 | Blogs, Economics, Tax Competition, Taxation
Considering that every economic theory agrees that living standards and worker compensation are closely correlated with the amount of capital in an economy (this picture is a compelling illustration of the relationship), one would think that politicians – particularly...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 27, 2012 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Tax Havens, Taxation
A left-wing group recently put out a report criticizing low-tax jurisdictions for attracting capital and investment from high-tax nations. Since I’m a big defender of tax havens and tax competition, I noted that the assumptions in the report were very dodgy. As the...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 18, 2012 | Blogs, Economics, Laffer Curve, Tax Competition, Taxation
Thanks largely to the Laffer Curve, there are some impressive examples of failed tax increases in countries such as the United States, France, and the United Kingdom. But if there was a prize for the people who most vociferously resist turning over more of their...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Jul 13, 2012 | Blogs, Economic Growth, Tax Competition, Tax Harmonization, Taxation
CF&P’s Brian Garst, in an editorial for the Daily Caller yesterday, observes a disturbing trend in the rhetoric of this year’s Presidential campaign. An unholy alliance of political opportunists and long-time opponents of tax competition has formed and...
