Comments on: British Business Writer Explains: Thanks to Tax Competition and Tax Havens, the Greed of the Political Class Is Being Constrained

By: Defending Tax Havens | International Liberty

Defending Tax Havens | International Liberty — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 19:57:51 +0000

[…] goes without saying that I’m always ready to defend tax havens when statists are seeking to undermine tax competition, financial privacy, and fiscal […]

By: Cartoons from Dan Mitchell’s blog that demonstrate what Obama is doing to our economy (Robinhood cartoon) | The Daily Hatch

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 12:22:29 +0000

[…] And if they’re smart, they already cut out the middleman and directly placed their savings in one of these low-tax jurisdictions. That way, they’re not only at much less risk of a bank collapse, but they also have greater ability to protect their assets from the venal and incompetent tax-hungry political elite. […]

By: Hypocritical leftists take advantage of tax havens!!! | The Daily Hatch

Hypocritical leftists take advantage of tax havens!!! | The Daily Hatch — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 17:46:32 +0000

[…] encourage other nations to adopt better fiscal policy because of tax […]

By: Moral of the Story: Tax Havens Are Okay if You’re a Politically Connnected Leftist | International Liberty

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:18:06 +0000

[…] encourage other nations to adopt better fiscal policy because of tax […]

By: Which States Are Most Drunk on Wine Taxes? | International Liberty

Which States Are Most Drunk on Wine Taxes? | International Liberty — Mon, 27 May 2013 15:23:44 +0000

[…] Which nations are money laundering centers (hint, not tax havens). […]

By: OECD Study Admits Income Taxes Penalize Growth, Acknowledges that Tax Competition Restrains Excessive Government | International Liberty

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:30:46 +0000

[…] the report also endorses tax competition as a means of restraining the burden of government […]

By: Tax and Expenditure Limits: The Challenge of Turning Mitchell’s Golden Rule from Theory into Reality | International Liberty

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:41:45 +0000

[…] argued on many occasions that tax competition is an important mechanism for restraining the greed of the political class. But even in my most optimistic moments, I realize that it’s a necessary but not sufficient […]

By: Why the So-Called Marketplace Fairness Act Is a Misguided Expansion of Power for State Governments | International Liberty

Tue, 07 May 2013 20:15:13 +0000

[...] But this is exactly why politicians shouldn’t be allowed to tax beyond their borders. We want tax competition in order to limit the greed of the political class. [...]

By: New European Data: When Tax Competition Is Weakened, Politicians Respond by Increasing Tax Rates | International Liberty

Thu, 02 May 2013 18:14:19 +0000

[...] I often argue that we need to preserve tax competition and tax havens in order to limit the greed of the political class. [...]

By: Explaining to the Kleptocrats on Capitol Hill that Tax Havens Should Be Emulated, not Persecuted | International Liberty

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:14:17 +0000

[...] further information, I highly recommend the writings of Allister Heath andPierre [...]

By: Tax Freedom Day | The Daily Hatch

Tax Freedom Day | The Daily Hatch — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:34:20 +0000

[...] Which nations are money laundering centers (hint, not tax havens). [...]

By: It’s Tax Freedom Day, So Congratulation (if You Don’t Live in New York, California, New Jersey, Illinois, etc) | International Liberty

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:22:41 +0000

[...] Which nations are money laundering centers (hint, not tax havens). [...]

By: Why Art Laffer’s Unfortunate Endorsement of an State Sales Tax Cartel Is Misguided | International Liberty

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:23:39 +0000

[...] 4. The Internet sales tax cartel being promoted by Art and various politicians requires that governments have the ability to tax sales that tax place outside their borders. That’s an assault of sovereignty, particularly since out-of-state merchants will be coerced into being tax collectors for a distant government. This is the same dangerous ideology that is used by high-tax governments to promote global anti-tax competition policies. [...]

By: A Tax Haven Primer for the New York Times | lessbull.com

A Tax Haven Primer for the New York Times | lessbull.com — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 23:32:50 +0000

[...] hope that my contribution is a good addition to the powerful analysis of experts such as Allister Heath and Pierre [...]

By: Tax Havens Allow Economic Vitality | LibertyVoter.Org

Tax Havens Allow Economic Vitality | LibertyVoter.Org — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 23:09:18 +0000

[...] Simply stated, it is very difficult for governments to impose and enforce confiscatory tax rates when investors and entrepreneurs can shift their economic activity to jurisdictions with better tax …. Particularly if those nations have strong policies on financial privacy, thus making it difficult [...]

By: All the News that's Fit to Print about Tax Havens - Forbes

All the News that's Fit to Print about Tax Havens - Forbes — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:42:28 +0000

[...] hope that my contribution is a good addition to the powerful analysis of experts such as Allister Heath and Pierre [...]

By: A Tax Haven Primer for the New York Times | International Liberty

A Tax Haven Primer for the New York Times | International Liberty — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:02:25 +0000

[...] hope that my contribution is a good addition to the powerful analysis of experts such as Allister Heath and Pierre [...]

By: According to Washington Post Exposé, People Who Utilize Tax Havens Are Far More Honest than Politicians | lessbull.com

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:17:27 +0000

[...] I’m the self-appointed defender of low-tax jurisdictions in Washington, this caught my attention. Thomas Jefferson wasn’t joking when he warned that “eternal [...]

By: According to Washington Post Exposé, People Who Utilize Tax Havens Are Far More Honest than Politicians | International Liberty

Sun, 07 Apr 2013 23:06:37 +0000

[...] I’m the self-appointed defender of low-tax jurisdictions in Washington, this caught my attention. Thomas Jefferson wasn’t joking when he warned that “eternal [...]

By: Targeting Multinationals, the OECD Launches New Scheme to Boost the Tax Burden on Business | International Liberty

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 21:20:55 +0000

[...] should be considered Part II of the OECD’s anti-tax competition project. Part I was the attack on so-called tax havens, which began back in the mid- to [...]

By: Belgium Must Be Hopeless if Politicians from Brussels Are Criticizing Germany for Being too Capitalistic | International Liberty

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 19:30:19 +0000

[...] is like tax harmonization. It always means a heavier burden of government, not a lighter burden. Low-tax jurisdictions are badgered and harassed to make their tax systems worse so that fiscal hell-holes such as France don’t face [...]

By: Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall, which State Has the Most Bureaucrats Compared to Teachers of Them All | International Liberty

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 18:42:15 +0000

[...] Which nations are money laundering centers (hint, not tax havens). [...]

By: Bobby Jindal’s plan to abolish will change our nation in 20 years | The Daily Hatch

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 20:44:21 +0000

[...] particularly like that he recognizes the power of tax competition as an argument for better tax policy. Taxpayers win when Texas and Louisiana compete to have less [...]

By: Three Cheers for Governor Bobby Jindal’s Plan to Abolish the Income Tax | International Liberty

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:23:52 +0000

[...] particularly like that he recognizes the power of tax competition as an argument for better tax policy. Taxpayers win when Texas and Louisiana compete to have less [...]

By: More Entrepreneurs Say “Au Revoir” to the Administration Fiscale, Escape France’s Confiscatory Tax Regime | International Liberty

Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:16:50 +0000

[...] The debacle in France helps explain why we should celebrate tax competition. The fact that entrepreneurs can migrate to nations with better (or less worse) tax systems is a [...]

By: Jack Lew and Citigroup: How the Corrupt Rich Get Unjustly Richer with Crony Capitalism | International Liberty

Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:55:23 +0000

[...] P.S. At least Jack Lew has now shown us that it’s perfectly fine to invest in the Cayman Islands and benefit from tax competition. [...]

By: Virginia’s RINO Infestation Results in Higher Taxes and More Spending | International Liberty

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:04:59 +0000

[...] insult to injury, I’m not rich, so I don’t have the ability to directly benefit from tax competition by moving to a zero-income-tax state such as Florida or [...]

By: Open letter to President Obama (Part 243) « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:05:49 +0000

[...] And if they’re smart, they already cut out the middleman and directly placed their savings in one of these low-tax jurisdictions. That way, they’re not only at much less risk of a bank collapse, but they also have greater ability to protect their assets from the venal and incompetent tax-hungry political elite. [...]

By: Ark Times blogger claims California is better than Texas but facts don’t bear that out (3 great political cartoons) « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 13:45:04 +0000

[...] another example of why tax competition is such an important force for economic liberalization. It punishes governments that are too greedy and gives taxpayers a chance to protect their property [...]

By: Grilled about Cayman Investments, Jack Lew Chooses the I’m-a-Moron Defense -

Grilled about Cayman Investments, Jack Lew Chooses the I’m-a-Moron Defense - — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 13:32:40 +0000

[...] you get a “teaching moment” in Washington, and we now have an excellent opportunity to educate lawmakers about the “offshore” world because President Obama’s nominee to be Treasury Secretary has been caught with his hand in [...]