by Dan Mitchell | Oct 6, 2014 | Blogs, Free Market, Tax Competition, Taxation
I’m not a big fan of international bureaucracies. Regular readers know that the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is the worst institution from my perspective, followed by the International Monetary Fund. Some folks ask why the United Nations isn’t...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 26, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Regulations
The United Nations may be useful as a forum for world leaders, but it is not a productive place to develop policy. The international bureaucracy compulsively supports statist initiatives that would reduce individual liberty and expand the burden of government. Global...
by Dan Mitchell | Sep 29, 2012 | Blogs, Economics, Tax Competition, Taxation
I spoke at the United Nations back in May, explaining that more government was the wrong way to help the global economy. But I guess I’m not very persuasive. The bureaucrats have just released a new report entitled, “In Search of New Development Finance.” As you can...
by Dan Mitchell | Jul 22, 2012 | Blogs, Uncategorized
I’m not a big fan of the United Nations and I’m not a supporter of gun control, so you can imagine how agitated I get when two bad things are combined together. And that’s exactly what’s happening with a new anti-gun treaty being concocted by the United Nations. John...
by Dan Mitchell | May 31, 2012 | Blogs, Taxation
I’m not a big fan of international bureaucracies, mostly because they always seem to promote bad policy such as higher tax rates. The International Monetary Fund is urging higher tax rates and pushing for nations to replace flat tax systems with so-called progressive...
