by Dan Mitchell | May 31, 2016 | Blogs, Economics, Financial Privacy, Tax Competition, Taxation
The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) arguably is the worst feature of the internal revenue code. It’s an odious example of fiscal imperialism that is based on a very bad policy agenda. But there is something even worse, a Multilateral Convention on Mutual...
by Dan Mitchell | May 6, 2016 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
Imagine if you had the chance to play basketball against a superstar from the NBA like Stephen Curry. No matter how hard you practiced beforehand, you surely would lose. For most people, that would be fine. We would console ourselves with the knowledge that we tried...
by Dan Mitchell | Apr 12, 2016 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
I wrote recently about the Pfizer-Allergan merger and made the case that it was a very sensible way to protect the interests of workers, consumers, and shareholders. That’s the good news. Why? Because companies should be allowed to engage in a do-it-yourself form of...
by Andrew F. Quinlan | Feb 4, 2016 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared on The Blaze on February 4, 2016. With the presidential campaign season in full swing, no one should be surprised to find politicians using hyperbole and demagoguery to energize supporters while vastly oversimplifying complex policy problems....
by Dan Mitchell | Jan 31, 2016 | Blogs, Taxation
What’s the difference between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton? I suspect that most people would cite differences in personal ethics, but I’m a policy wonk so I actually think the leading candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination are two peas in a pod....
