by Dan Mitchell | Jul 9, 2012 | Blogs, Economics, Laffer Curve, Taxation
I’m not a big fan of government conspiracy theories, largely because the people in Washington are too bloody incompetent to do anything effectively. Heck, sometimes they can’t even waste money properly even though they have lots of practice. But it recently crossed my...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 4, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Economics, Europe, Government Spending, Laffer Curve, Taxation
Back in 2010, I excoriated the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, noting that David Cameron was increasing tax rates and expanding the burden of government spending (including an increase in the capital gains tax!). I also criticized Cameron for leaving in...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 3, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
Back in April, I explained that I would accept a tax increase if “the net long-run effect is more freedom, liberty, and prosperity.” I even outlined several specific scenarios where that might occur, including giving the politicians more money in exchange for a flat...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 24, 2012 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Tax Havens, Taxation
I’m not a big fan of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. This Paris-based international bureaucracy doesn’t get as much attention as the United Nations or International Monetary Fund, but it’s probably does more damage to freedom and prosperity...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 21, 2012 | Blogs, Europe, Taxation
I’m not a fan of David Cameron, the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister. Even though he belongs to the Conservative Party that produced the great Margaret Thatcher, Cameron seems to be a bit of guilt-ridden statist with his finger always in the air to see which way the...
