by Dan Mitchell | Sep 28, 2017 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
Not everybody appreciates my defense of tax havens. A Clinton Administration official accused me of disloyalty to America. The OECD threatened to throw me in a Mexican jail. A former U.S. Senator said I was guilty of “trading with the enemy.” I don’t mind these...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 19, 2017 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
While my colleagues are stuck in the cold of Washington for inauguration week, I’m enjoying a few days in the Caribbean. More specifically, I’m sharing my views today on Trump and the global economy at the annual Business Outlook Conference in the British Virgin...
by Brian Garst | Jun 30, 2016 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
In its ordinary usage, the word ‘haven’ carries a positive connotation. It means a place of refuge or safety. Yet when it comes to tax policy, it is most often used as a slur. Such was the case in the Washington Post’s recent innuendo-laden attempted...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 2, 2016 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
I wonder whether October 3, 1913, was the worst day in American history. That’s when one of America’s worst presidents signed into law the income tax. The top rate was only 7 percent when Woodrow Wilson approved the income tax, and the tax only applied to the very...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 20, 2016 | Blogs, Economics, Financial Privacy, Tax Competition, Taxation
I sometimes wonder if I was put on this planet to defend tax competition and tax havens. I argue for fiscal sovereignty, good tax policy, and financial privacy to the denizens of Capitol Hill, both in writing and in person. I make the same arguments for readers of the...
