Tag: taxes

Confiscating Wealth and Controlling Income

Debbie Young - December 16, 2014

Originally posted November 25, 2014. Why is inequality a symptom of economic problems? Should any of us care if some people get rich and others...

“Temporary” since the 1980s

Debbie Young - December 3, 2014

Michael Tanner, senior fellow at the Cato Institute, explains in NRO why the “tax extenders” bill—bad legislation with bipartisan support—should be dumped. Here are...

Read Our Lips

Debbie Young - November 19, 2014

Although not official by any standards, a benchmark definition of a middle-class income is approximately $25,000 to $75,000 a year. Why the $50,000 gap?...

Ireland’s 12.5% Corporate Tax Winner

Richard C. Young - October 21, 2014

The Cato Institute’s Dan Mitchell weaves a compelling story featuring a “remarkable acknowledgement by Bono that free markets were the best way to lift...

Vietnam Shocker from Cato’s Dan Mitchell

Richard C. Young - October 14, 2014

You will not believe what you are about to read on how countries around the world think about free markets. Really quite astounding! Read...

80,000 New Rules and Regulations?

Debbie Young - October 14, 2014

Switzerland, Hong Kong and Singapore have higher incomes per capita and lower unemployment rates than we have in the United States. Yet each of...

Estonia#1, Greece#27, U.S.#32!

Richard C. Young - September 16, 2014

The above rankings relate to International Tax Competitiveness. What an enormous embarrassment for Americans. Here the Cato Institute’s Dan Mitchell outlines the ugly mess...

Taxing Our Way to #32

Debbie Young - September 15, 2014

Would you be astounded to read that (1) the most tax competitive country in the world is tiny Estonia and (2) close to the...

Best Tax Haven, Dan Mitchell Style

Richard C. Young - September 8, 2014

Looking for a tax haven in a warm, friendly climate where you do not have to relinquish your passport? Well, the Cato Institute’s tax...

Washington’s Statists Killing America

Richard C. Young - August 28, 2014

The Cato Institute’s Dan Mitchell explains “the left’s reaction to corporate inversions takes political rhetoric to a new level of dishonesty.” As Dan notes, “Every...

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