by Dan Mitchell | Jun 25, 2021 | Tax Competition, Tax Harmonization, Taxation
Yesterday’s column explained why Biden’s proposed global cartel for corporate taxation was a bad idea. In this clip from a recent panel hosted by the Austrian Economics Center in Vienna, I speculated on whether the plan would become reality. I encourage you to watch...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 24, 2021 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
When governments have to compete with each other, we get lower tax rates. That’s good for taxpayers and good for growth. But politicians hate limits on their taxing power, which is why Biden has proposed a global tax cartel. Here are some of my remarks made yesterday...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 20, 2021 | Blogs, Economics, Supply Side, Taxation
When studying the economic of taxation, one of the most important lessons is that there should be low marginal tax rates on work, saving, investment, and entrepreneurship. That’s also the core message of this video from Prof. John Cochrane. I...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 18, 2021 | Blogs, Taxation
The IRS played partisan politics during the Obama years by targeting taxpayer organizations such “Tea Party” groups. Now the IRS is at it again, this time leaking the tax returns of selected rich people to advance Biden’s...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 14, 2021 | Blogs, States, Tax Competition, Taxation
The bad news is that federalism has declined in the United States as politicians in Washington have expanded the size and scope of the national government. The good news is that some federalism still exists and this means Americans have some...
