by Dan Mitchell | Apr 21, 2010 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Tax Harmonization, Taxation
Being an American citizen is an honor in many ways, but it is a huge millstone around the neck for highly successful investors and entrepreneurs because of an oppressive and complex tax system. This is particularly true for those based in and/or competing in global...
by Geoffrey MacLeay | Apr 2, 2010 | Europe, Free Market, Tax Competition
Nicholas Sarkozy spoke at Columbia University in New York on Monday and, as he has done before, demonstrated that everyone who calls themselves a conservative is not a free marketer. The French President pressed for an expansion of global financial bureaucracies and...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 2, 2010 | Blogs, Economic Growth, Tax Competition, Tax Havens
I think it is very nice when left-wing groups publish reports that make the case for pro-market policies A recent example is a report from the Center for International Policy, which wants to demonize so-called tax havens, but their report shows that the United States...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 22, 2010 | Blogs, Uncategorized
An insightful editorial from the Wall Street Journal examines how soak-the-rich taxes in Maryland backfired, leading to less revenue for the government. The politicians would like us to think this is just the effect of the recession, but the article points out that...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 18, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Free Market
Dan Henninger authored a fascinating column in the Wall Street Journal a few days ago comparing people who became rich honestly to those who used government favoritism. He warns that Obama’s policies will encourage the latter version – meaning that smart...
