by Dan Mitchell | Apr 7, 2016 | Big Government, Blogs, Financial Privacy, Regulations, Tax Competition, Tax Havens, Taxation
For all his faults, you have to give President Obama credit for strong convictions. He’s generally misguided, but it’s perversely impressive to observe his relentless advocacy for higher taxes, bigger government, more intervention, and limits on constitutional...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 4, 2016 | Blogs, Economics, Financial Privacy, Tax Havens, Taxation
Three years ago, thieves stole a bunch of information from “offshore” service providers in the Cook Islands and British Virgin Islands. This was supposed to be a ground-breaking exposé with huge ramifications, but it turned out to be a tempest in a teapot. As I...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 23, 2015 | Blogs, Europe, Tax Competition, Tax Harmonization, Tax Havens, Taxation
Europe is suffering from economic stagnation caused in part by excessive fiscal burdens. So what are European policy makers doing to address this problem? If you think the answer might have something to do with a shift to responsible fiscal policy, you obviously have...
by Dan Mitchell | May 14, 2015 | Blogs, Tax Havens, Taxation
While the Bureaucrat Hall of Fame and Moocher Hall of Fame already exist, the Hypocrite Hall of Fame is just a concept. But once it gets set up, Congressman Alan Grayson of Florida will definitely be a charter member. Here are some passages from a column in the Tampa...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 1, 2015 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Tax Competition, Tax Havens, Taxation
If nothing else, our leftist friends deserve credit for chutzpah. All around the world, we see concrete evidence that big government leads to stagnation and decay, yet statists repeatedly argue that further expansions in taxes and spending will be good for growth....
