by Dan Mitchell | Mar 21, 2023 | Blogs, Economics, Laffer Curve, Taxation
Back in 2010, I shared a comparison of Obama and JFK on tax policy. For an update, here’s a comparison of Biden’s class-warfare agenda with JFK’s supply-side agenda. I’m sharing this video for two reasons. The first reason is that it...
by Dan Mitchell | Mar 16, 2023 | Blogs, Taxation
Last week, I wrote about Biden’s proposed budget, focusing on the aggregate increase in the fiscal burden. Today, let’s take a closer look at his class-warfare tax proposals. Consider this Part VI in a series (Parts I-V can be...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 28, 2023 | Blogs, Taxation
Marginal tax rates (how much you are taxed for earning additional money) have a big impact on incentives to engage in productive activity such as work, saving, investment, and entrepreneurship. This is why governments should keep tax rates at modest levels. But as you...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 18, 2023 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Tax Harmonization, Taxation
Thanks in large part to the pro-growth agendas of Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan, but also giving credit to policymakers in nations like Ireland and Switzerland, businesses (and their workers, consumers, and shareholders) have...
by Dan Mitchell | Feb 15, 2023 | Blogs
Last year’s three-part series on corporate tax rates (here, here, and here) primarily focused on the case for low rates in the United States. Today, we’re going to look at why the United Kingdom should have a low corporate tax rate. Though the...
