by Dan Mitchell | Jan 5, 2014 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Tax Harmonization, Taxation
Over the years, I’ve shared some ridiculous arguments from our leftist friends. Paul Krugman, for instance, actually wrote that “scare stories” about government-run healthcare in the United Kingdom “are false.” Which means I get to recycle that absurd quote every time...
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 2, 2014 | Blogs, Economics, Laffer Curve, Taxation
The business pages are reporting that Chrysler will be fully owned by Fiat after that Italian company buys up remaining shares. I don’t know what this means about the long-term viability of Chrysler, but we can say with great confidence that the company will be better...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 26, 2013 | Blogs, States, Taxation
It’s time to extinguish any lingering Christmas cheer. Today’s topic is over-bearing and tyrannical tax administration. To be more specific, we’re going to look at the extent to which taxpayers are mistreated during the process of collecting revenue. Yes, the amount...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Dec 13, 2013 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared in Harbour Times on December 13, 2013, and was coauthored by Brian Garst. Earlier this year Hong Kong’s Inland Revenue rules were amended to allow for stand-alone Tax Information Exchange Agreements (TIEAs) with other jurisdictions even in the...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 9, 2013 | Blogs, Capital Gains, Economics, Taxation
Back in the 1960s, Clint Eastwood starred in a movie entitled The Good, the Bad and the Ugly. I was thinking that might be a good title for today’s post about some new research by Michelle Harding, a tax economist for the OECD. But then I realized that her study on...
