by Dan Mitchell | Feb 18, 2023 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Tax Harmonization, Taxation
Thanks in large part to the pro-growth agendas of Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan, but also giving credit to policymakers in nations like Ireland and Switzerland, businesses (and their workers, consumers, and shareholders) have...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 22, 2022 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
As part of my continuing efforts to derail Biden’s global minimum tax on businesses (here’s Part I and Part II), I explain the downsides of the president’s plan in this clip from a recent interview. If you don’t want to spend three minutes to watch the above video, my...
by Dan Mitchell | May 3, 2022 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Tax Harmonization, Taxation
A few months ago, I reiterated my opposition to Biden’s proposed corporate tax cartel as part of a longer discussion with Australia’s Gene Tunny. The main takeaway is that the proposed “minimum global tax” is an agreement by politicians for the benefit of...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Mar 22, 2022 | Opinion and Commentary
Originally published by the Inside Sources on March 9, 2022. As one of its three pillars to address inflation, and in continuation of the agenda outlined through last summer’s Executive Order on “Promoting Competition in the American Economy,” the Biden administration...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 31, 2021 | Big Government, Blogs, Education, Government Spending, Taxation
Per tradition (2020, 2019, 2018, etc), we highlight the best and worst developments of the year on December 31. The choices are based on whether a particular policy increases or decreases individual liberty, either in a big way or a symbolic way....