by Dan Mitchell | Apr 18, 2013 | Blogs, Taxation
In recent months, I’ve displayed uncharacteristic levels of optimism on issues ranging from Obamacare to the Laffer Curve. But this doesn’t mean I’m now a blind Pollyanna. We almost always face an uphill battle in our efforts to restrain the power and greed of the...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 16, 2013 | Blogs, Taxation
I’m very leery of corporate tax reform, largely because I don’t think there are enough genuine loopholes on the business side of the tax code to finance a meaningful reduction in the corporate tax rate. That leads me to worry that politicians might try to “pay for”...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 13, 2013 | Blogs, Tax Harmonization, Tax Havens, Taxation
I could only use 428 words, but I highlighted the main arguments for tax havens and tax competition in a “Room for Debate” piece for the New York Times. I hope that my contribution is a good addition to the powerful analysis of experts such as Allister Heath and...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 12, 2013 | Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
If you include all the appendices, there are thousands of pages in the President’s new budget. But the first thing I do every year is find the table showing how fast the burden of government spending will increase. That’s Table S-1 of the budget, and it shows that the...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 8, 2013 | Blogs, Economics, Financial Privacy, Tax Competition, Tax Havens, Taxation
Using data stolen from service providers in the Cook Islands and the British Virgin Islands, the Washington Post published a supposed exposé of Americans who do business in so-called tax havens. Since I’m the self-appointed defender of low-tax jurisdictions in...
