by Dan Mitchell | Oct 2, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
Eli Lehrer has an article on the FrumForum entitled “Five Revenue Raisers the GOP Should Back.” He argues it would be good to get rid of preferences such as the state and local tax deduction and the mortgage interest deduction, and he also asserts that there should be...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 28, 2010 | CF&P Foundation Prosperitas Studies, Publications
[PDF Version] September 2010, Vol. X, Issue I An Update on the OECD’s Campaign Against Tax Competition, Fiscal Sovereignty, and Financial Privacy By Daniel J. Mitchell The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has an ongoing project...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 2, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, States, Taxation
Chris Christie of New Jersey has done a remarkable job so far, but his biggest battles are still ahead of him. A key fight is whether the state will impose a cap on property taxes. As the Wall Street Journal opines, this reform has worked very well in Massachusetts...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 22, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Europe, Taxation
I don’t often agree with the statist president of the European Commission, but Mr. Barroso may be right when he warns that some nations are at risk of descending back into dictatorship. But while he may be correct in his diagnosis, his proposed solution is more...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 20, 2010 | Big Government, Blogs, Taxation
The competition to be the Greece of America has a lot of contestants. California and Illinois certainly are strong candidates. New Jersey was an early favorite, though Gov. Christie is actually doing some good things and pulling the state back from the precipice. But...
