The Joint Committee on Taxation’s Head-in-the-Sand Approach to the Laffer Curve

by Dan Mitchell | Nov 14, 2012 | Blogs, Economics, Laffer Curve, Taxation

I’m a big believer in the Laffer Curve, which is the common-sense proposition that changes in tax rates don’t automatically mean proportional changes in tax revenue. This is because you also have to think about what happens to taxable income, which can move up or down...

In the OECD’s Fantasy World, Higher VAT Taxes “Foster Growth and Employment”

by Dan Mitchell | Nov 13, 2012 | Blogs, Taxation, VAT

Regular readers know I’m not a fan of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Heck, just take a look at some of the examples in this post and you’ll understand why. Well, the Secretary-General of the Paris-based bureaucracy just pontificated about...

The “Essential” Role of Tax Havens

by Dan Mitchell | Nov 12, 2012 | Blogs, Economics, Tax Competition, Tax Havens, Taxation

Since one of my main priorities is to defend tax competition and tax havens, I’m always delighted to see others jump in the fight to defend fiscal sovereignty. Especially when those people clearly understand that so-called tax havens are necessary to restrain the...

If You Want Good Tax Policy, Choose Jersey (but not New Jersey!)

by Dan Mitchell | Nov 10, 2012 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation

I’m in Jersey, where I gave a speech last night. But not New Jersey, the state where you shouldn’t die. That’s the state that many people have been fleeing because they don’t like paying confiscatory taxes to finance bureaucrats who make as much as $320,000 per year....

How Do You Turn a Leftist into a Warmonger?

by Dan Mitchell | Nov 9, 2012 | Blogs, Economics, Tax Havens, Taxation

More than four years ago, as part of my efforts to promote and protect tax competition, fiscal sovereignty, and financial privacy, I narrated this video explaining the economic benefits of so-called tax havens. Pay close attention at the 1:07 mark. Yes, you heard...