Federal Court Ruling Ignores the Constitution and Gives More Power to the IRS

by Dan Mitchell | Dec 19, 2011 | Blogs, Flat Tax, Taxation

The tax code is punitive and corrupt, but the economic damage caused by a bad revenue system is just part of the problem. Thanks to a punitive “worldwide” approach to taxation, we have needless conflicts with other nations, leading the United States to side with...

Ending American Tax Dollars to the OECD Should Be a Minimal Test of GOP Fiscal Responsibility

by Dan Mitchell | Dec 17, 2011 | Blogs, Taxation

I wrote last week about how the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a Paris-based international bureaucracy, has launched a new campaign to promote class-warfare tax policy. I’ve since learned that the OECD’s effort is even more objectionable than I...

Even Officials from the Clinton Administration Agree that the United States Should Have a Lower Corporate Tax Rate

by Dan Mitchell | Dec 11, 2011 | Blogs, Taxation

Since the Clinton Administration turned out to be much more market-oriented than either his GOP predecessor or successor, this isn’t quite a man-bites-dog story. Nonetheless, it is still noteworthy that Elaine Kamarck, a high-level official from the Clinton White...

According to the Cluelsss Crowd at the Washington Post, Germany Is “Fiscally Conservative”

by Dan Mitchell | Dec 9, 2011 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation, Welfare and Entitlements

By European standards, Germany is in pretty good shape. There’s a very large welfare state and the tax burden is quite onerous, both of which hinder growth, but Germany has been more responsible than the United States in recent years. And while this may be damning...

Why Are American Tax Dollars Subsidizing a Paris-Based Bureaucracy so It Can Help the AFL-CIO Push Obama’s Class-Warfare Agenda?

by Dan Mitchell | Dec 8, 2011 | Blogs, Taxation

To be blunt, I’m not a big fan of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. But my animosity isn’t because OECD bureaucrats threatened to have me arrested and thrown in a Mexican jail. Instead, I don’t like the Paris-based bureaucracy because it...