by Dan Mitchell | May 11, 2012 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
It is very sad that America’s tax system is so onerous that some rich people feel they have no choice but to give up U.S. citizenship in order to protect their family finances. I’ve written about this issue before, particularly in the context of Obama’s class-warfare...
by Dan Mitchell | May 7, 2012 | Blogs, Economics, Laffer Curve, Tax Competition, Taxation
Even though he is a foolish statist, I wanted Francois Hollande to win the French presidency. Sarkozy was a statist as well, after all, and my “Richard Nixon Disinfectant Rule” says that it’s better to have the out-of-the-closet statist prevail in such contests in...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 21, 2012 | Blogs, Economics, Laffer Curve, Tax Competition, Taxation
I’ve done a couple of posts comparing Reaganomics and Obamanomics, mostly based on data from the Minneapolis Federal Reserve on employment and economic output. I even did a TV interview on the subject, which generated some comments on my taste in clothing, and also...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 16, 2012 | Blogs, Economics, Tax Competition, Taxation
Other than my experiment dealing with corporate taxation, the first video I narrated for the Center for Freedom and Prosperity dealt with the issue of tax competition. It was a deliberate choice because I view competition among governments as one of the few effective...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 1, 2012 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
Last year, I expressed skepticism that the White House was serious about reducing the corporate tax rate. And, sure enough, when the Obama Administration produced a plan earlier this year, it was a disappointing mix of a few good provisions and several unpalatable...
