Should International Bureaucracies Get Taxing Powers or Direct Funding?

By Daniel J. Mitchell

Over the years, I’ve strenuously objected to schemes that would enable international bureaucracies to levy taxes. That’s why I’ve criticized “direct funding” proposals, most of which seem to emanate from the United Nations. A scheme to let the United Nations tax services such as air travel. A proposal, pushed by George Soros and other statists, [...]

Should International Bureaucracies Get Taxing Powers or Direct Funding? is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog

Patriotism, Loyalty, Tax Competition, and ‘Tax Fugitives’

By Daniel J. Mitchell

I fight to preserve tax competition, fiscal sovereignty, and financial privacy for the simple reason that politicians are less likely to impose destructive tax policy if they know that labor …

Patriotism, Loyalty, Tax Competition, and ‘Tax Fugitives’ is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog

Patriotism, Loyalty, Tax Competition, and ‘Tax Fugitives’

By Daniel J. Mitchell

I fight to preserve tax competition, fiscal sovereignty, and financial privacy for the simple reason that politicians are less likely to impose destructive tax policy if they know that labor and capital can escape to jurisdictions with more responsible fiscal climates. My opponents in this battle are high-tax governments, statist international bureaucracies such as the [...]

Patriotism, Loyalty, Tax Competition, and ‘Tax Fugitives’ is a post from Cato @ Liberty – Cato Institute Blog