by Dan Mitchell | Jan 18, 2012 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Tax Harmonization, Taxation
I sometimes make fun of the English, for reasons ranging from asinine laws to milquetoast politicians to horrid healthcare policy. But at least some U.K. elected officials are willing to stand up for tax competition and fiscal sovereignty by defending low-tax...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 17, 2012 | Blogs, Economics, Tax Competition, Tax Havens, Taxation
I’ve written several times about a proposed IRS regulation that would force American banks to put foreign law above U.S. law. I’ve repeatedly warned that the scheme, which would force financial institutions to report the deposit interest they pay to foreigners, is bad...
by CF&P | Jan 17, 2012 | News, Press Releases
Center for Freedom and Prosperity For Immediate Release Tuesday, January 17, 2012 202-285-0244 www.freedomandprosperity.org CF&P Briefs International Businesses on Threats to Tax Competition (Scrub Island, British Virgin Islands Tuesday, January 17, 2012) The...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 27, 2011 | Blogs, Taxation
I’ve written before about whether California is the Greece of America, in part because of crazy policies such as overpaid bureaucrats and expensive forms of political correctness, And we all know that California has one of the nation’s greediest governments, imposing...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 11, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Tax Competition, Tax Havens, Taxation
I’m not a fan of international bureaucracies. I’ve criticized the United Nations for wanting global taxes. I’ve condemned the International Monetary Fund for promoting bigger government. I’ve even excoriated the largely unknown Basel Committee on Banking Supervision...
