A VAT Would Finance the Road to Serfdom

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A VAT Would Finance the Road to Serfdom

October 14, 2009 by Dan Mitchell

This blog has been warning about the danger of a value-added tax. We’ve cited the salivating comments of Speaker Pelosi. We’ve noted the favorable comments by Obama insiders like the former Co-Chairman of his transition team. We know the battle is coming. Now we need to fight. This newly-released video from the Center for Freedom and Prosperity provides the data showing that this is a do-or-die fight. If we lose, there is no hope of stopping statism. Blocking a VAT is not a sufficient condition to protect America from becoming a French-style welfare state, but it is a necessary condition.

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on December 22, 2022 at 12:19 pm The Unavoidable Choice: Entitlement Reform or Massive Middle-Class Tax Increases | International Liberty

[…] P.P.S. The bottom line is that you can’t have European-sized government without European-style taxes. Including a money-siphoning value-added tax. […]
on October 18, 2022 at 5:01 pm DAN MITCHELL ARTICLE Congratulations to Estonia (Again) | The Daily Hatch

[…] The United States, for what it is worth, has a mediocre #22 rank, dragged down by a horrible score – last among developed nations – for “cross-border tax rules” (but helped by a good score for consumption taxes since the U.S. has not made the mistake of imposing a value-added tax). […]
on October 18, 2022 at 8:42 am Congratulations to Estonia (Again) | International Liberty

[…] The United States, for what it is worth, has a mediocre #22 rank, dragged down by a horrible score – last among developed nations – for “cross-border tax rules” (but helped by a good score for consumption taxes since the U.S. has not made the mistake of imposing a value-added tax). […]
on August 28, 2022 at 2:57 pm Dan Mitchell: What accounts for Switzerland’s “improbable success“? How did a small, land-locked nation with few natural resources become so successful? | The Daily Hatch

[…] the way, Switzerland’s value-added tax is far lower than any other European nation, so ordinary workers aren’t being indirectly pillaged […]
on August 28, 2022 at 2:20 pm Visualizing the Difference Between Switzerland and Europe’s Welfare States | International Liberty

[…] the way, Switzerland’s value-added tax is far lower than any other European nation, so ordinary workers aren’t being indirectly […]
on June 13, 2022 at 6:02 am Biden’s F-Up America Plan – Steve Prestegard.com: The Presteblog

[…] the U.S. would not have the highest tax burden on consumption (no value-added tax in […]
on June 9, 2022 at 9:48 pm Dan Mitchell article Biden Wants America to be #1…in a Bad Way | The Daily Hatch

[…] the U.S. would not have the highest tax burden on consumption (no value-added tax in America, […]
on June 9, 2022 at 8:22 am Biden Wants America to be #1…in a Bad Way | International Liberty

[…] the U.S. would not have the highest tax burden on consumption (no value-added tax in America, […]
on May 12, 2022 at 6:52 am The Value-Added Tax Leads to Higher Income Tax Burdens | International Liberty

[…] part of my (reality-based) opposition to a value-added tax, I testified to the Ways & Means Committee back in […]
on March 26, 2022 at 7:42 am Taxes, Morality, and Math | International Liberty

[…] mean he is a poster boy for libertarianism. At one point, he flirted with the notion of a value-added tax, so I was happy when he decided against a presidential race. He also presided over irresponsible […]
on March 23, 2022 at 7:36 pm Dan Mitchell: Joe Biden is pushing for a massive tax increase, for instance, but his proposed spending increase is far larger. | The Daily Hatch

[…] We also have decades of evidence from Europe. There’s been a huge increase in the tax burden in Western Europe since the 1960s (largely enabled by the enactment of value-added taxes). […]
on March 23, 2022 at 9:36 am The Case Against Higher Taxes | International Liberty

[…] We also have decades of evidence from Europe. There’s been a huge increase in the tax burden in Western Europe since the 1960s (largely enabled by the enactment of value-added taxes). […]
on February 19, 2022 at 7:48 am Spending Restraint Is Good Short-Run Policy and Good Long-Run Policy | International Liberty

[…] The key thing to notice is that there’s no column for decreases in the VAT. That’s because no nation lowered that levy. Practically speaking, this hidden form of a national sales tax is a money machine for bigger government. […]
on July 12, 2021 at 4:53 am The Recipe For Singapore's Prosperity

[…] the good news. The bad news is that a value-added tax was imposed back in the 1990s. Though the rate has stayed low (so far) and hasn’t (yet) become a […]
on April 16, 2021 at 9:32 am The Value-Added Tax: A Recipe for More Spending…and More Debt | International Liberty

[…] views on the value-added tax are very […]
on April 5, 2021 at 5:49 pm Dan Mitchell article | The Daily Hatch

[…] semi-honest leftists who admit that their real goal is taxing the middle class (probably with a value-added tax!), so we can’t say we haven’t been […]
on April 3, 2021 at 12:11 am Dan Mitchell: “It’s simple to mock Democrats like Joe Biden, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Bernie Sanders. One reason they’re easy targets is they want people to believe that America can finance a European-style welfare state with higher taxes on th

[…] leftists who admit that their real goal is taxing the middle class (probably with a value-added tax!), so we can’t say we haven’t been […]
on March 23, 2021 at 5:47 pm Dan Mitchell article Bigger Government Will Reduce Living Standards According to New CBO Research | The Daily Hatch

[…] The CBO study also points out that financing new spending with a value-added tax wouldn’t avert economic […]
on March 23, 2021 at 11:18 am Bigger Government Will Reduce Living Standards According to New CBO Research | International Liberty

[…] The CBO study also points out that financing new spending with a value-added tax wouldn’t avert economic […]
on December 29, 2020 at 6:52 am Dan Mitchell’s article: Economic Growth and the “Size of the Pie” | The Daily Hatch

[…] we should keep the income tax as a vehicle for class warfare and augment it with a VAT?!? Yeah, good luck trying to sell that idea. And Heaven help us if it ever succeeded since […]
on November 23, 2020 at 12:44 pm Fiscal Fights with Friends: A Value-Added Tax Would Worsen America’s Fiscal Problems | International Liberty

[…] Here’s my video from 2009, which explains how a VAT works and why it would be a bad […]
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on July 14, 2020 at 9:55 am The State With the Greediest Politicians, Part II | International Liberty

[…] So one of the lessons to be learned is that it’s never a good idea to give politicians multiple sources of revenue (something to remember every time greedy officials in D.C. broach the idea of a value-added tax). […]
on January 30, 2020 at 10:30 am The Right Way to Adopt a Consumption Tax | International Liberty

[…] I’ve written dozens of columns explaining why it would be a terrible idea for the United States to enact a value-added tax. […]
on January 15, 2020 at 10:13 am The Impossibly Expensive Promises of Bernie Sanders | International Liberty

[…] But the new taxes he proposes would finance only a tiny fraction of his spending agenda. If Washington ever tried to adopt even part of his platform, it inevitably would mean a European-style value-added tax. […]
on November 30, 2019 at 10:03 am The Value-Added Tax Is a Precursor for a Bigger Burden of Government Spending | International Liberty

[…] wrote yesterday about Japan’s experience with the value-added tax, mostly to criticize the International Monetary […]
on October 22, 2019 at 10:43 am Andrew Yang’s Dependency Dividend | International Liberty

[…] While he’s not as outwardly radical as Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and Kamala Harris, Andrew Yang has joined together two very bad ideas – universal handouts and a value-added tax. […]
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[…] are theoretical reasons why a value-added tax (or a national sales tax) might be attractive as a replacement for parts of the income tax, but we […]
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[…] In the tax chart, you can see that the two countries were very similar from the 1930s to the 1960s. But then the tax burden in Denmark got much worse (coinciding with the imposition of the VAT). […]
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[…] but not least, I’ll recycle my video explaining why a VAT would be very bad news for the United […]
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[…] to keep in mind when the crowd in Washington says we should have a value-added tax. Based on what’s happened in Europe, I guarantee it would just be a matter of time before […]
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[…] cap” and apply the Social Security payroll tax on all income. We also thankfully don’t have a value-added tax. These factors explain why our medium-blue and light-blue bars are the […]
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[…] and apply the Social Security payroll tax on all income. We also thankfully don’t have a value-added tax. These factors explain why our medium-blue and light-blue bars are the […]
on February 16, 2017 at 11:16 am New “Tax Oppression Index” Shows Grim Toll of OECD’s Statist Agenda | International Liberty

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on January 17, 2017 at 2:16 pm Concerns About the ‘Border Adjustable’ Tax Plan from the House GOP, Part III | People's Pundit Daily

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[…] may be my favorite part of the GOP platform. Hopefully it will discourage Rand Paul and Ted Cruz from including a VAT if […]
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[…] the big expansion of the welfare state in the 1960s (which was made possible by the money machine known as the value-added tax) has slowed growth in western nations. The only silver lining to that dark cloud is that at least […]
on April 20, 2016 at 1:37 pm Debunking VAT Myths | International Liberty

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on April 7, 2016 at 11:44 am Tax-the-Rich Delusions from Hillary and Bernie | Lex Rex for All

[…] is bigger in Europe because of higher tax burdens on the poor and middle class, specifically onerous value-added taxes and top income tax rates that take effect at relatively modest levels of […]
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[…] is bigger in Europe because of higher tax burdens on the poor and middle class, specifically onerous value-added taxes and top income tax rates that take effect at relatively modest levels of […]
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[…] When Clinton says we should increase “the burden on consumption taxes,” that almost surely means he would like to see a value-added tax. […]
on February 9, 2016 at 2:51 pm New Obama Budget: The Usual Reckless Spending Hikes…and a Big New Tax on American Energy Consumers | International Liberty

[…] when the dust settles (which has been my concern about the Rand Paul and Ted Cruz plans to impose a value-added tax, even though their plans theoretically would produce a much less destructive tax […]
on January 14, 2016 at 2:01 pm The Value-Added Tax Should Be Political Poison for Advocates of Limited Government | International Liberty

[…] you need more information, here’s my video on the […]
on December 6, 2015 at 11:25 am Libertarian Humor | International Liberty

[…] that faith in government and politicians puts a nation on a road to serfdom (I’ve argued that the VAT does the same […]
on November 21, 2015 at 11:31 am The Value-Added Tax: A Nixonian Scheme to Fund Bigger Government | International Liberty

[…] doesn’t really matter what the initial rate is. The VAT is an easy tax to raise because it’s so […]
on November 13, 2015 at 8:53 am Two Small-Government Candidates Inadvertently Could Put America in a VAT of Trouble | International Liberty

[…] in case you haven’t reached the point of VAT exhaustion, here’s my video explaining why the VAT is such a bad […]
on October 10, 2015 at 8:00 am In One Image, the Case for Ripping Up the Internal Revenue Code | International Liberty

[…] only caveat, for those who advocate a national sales tax or value-added tax, is that we first need to repeal the 16th Amendment and replace it with something so ironclad that […]
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on September 18, 2015 at 11:08 am Congressman Bera and Planned Parenthood Unwittingly Endorse End to Taxpayer Handouts | International Liberty

[…] International Monetary Fund accidentally confirmed that the value-added tax is a revenue machine to finance bigger government and heavier tax […]
on August 24, 2015 at 10:27 am Message for John Kasich and other Politicians: Growth and Opportunity Are Compassionate, not Welfare Dependency | Conservative Republican News

[…] By the way, none of this suggests that John Kasich is universally bad on policy or that Paul Ryan is universally good. Kasich, after all, was Chairman of the House Budget Committee in the 1990s when genuine spending restraint led to a balanced budget. And Paul Ryan’s otherwise good ideas on tax reform have been marred by occasional flirtation with a value-added tax. […]
on August 21, 2015 at 11:11 am Message for John Kasich and other Politicians: Growth and Opportunity Are Compassionate, not Welfare Dependency | International Liberty

[…] By the way, none of this suggests that John Kasich is universally bad on policy or that Paul Ryan is universally good. Kasich, after all, was Chairman of the House Budget Committee in the 1990s when genuine spending restraint led to a balanced budget. And Paul Ryan’s otherwise good ideas on tax reform have been marred by occasional flirtation with a value-added tax. […]
on June 18, 2015 at 3:46 pm Senator Rand Paul’s Very Good Tax Plan Needs One Important Tweak | Lex Rex for All

[…] This means, for all intents and purposes, that he is turning the corporate income tax into a value-added tax […]
on June 18, 2015 at 2:48 pm Senator Rand Paul’s Very Good Tax Plan Needs One Important Tweak | Conservative Republican News

[…] The answer is that Senator Paul’s “business-activity tax” doesn’t allow a deduction for wages and salaries. This means, for all intents and purposes, that he is turning the corporate income tax into a value-added tax (VAT). […]
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[…] This means, for all intents and purposes, that he is turning the corporate income tax into a value-added tax […]
on June 1, 2015 at 2:12 pm The State of Washington Should Learn a Very Important Lesson from Connecticut about the Dangers of an Income Tax | International Liberty

[…] First and foremost, never give politicians a new source of revenue, which has very important implications for the debate in Washington, DC, about a value-added tax. […]
on March 30, 2015 at 2:36 pm Why the VAT May Seem Good in Theory, but Is Bad in Reality | International Liberty

[…] is why I repeatedly share this video about the downside risk of a […]
on March 22, 2015 at 10:43 am The Case against the Value-Added Tax | International Liberty

[…] may decide to give up if something really horrible happens, such as adoption of a value-added tax. Giving politicians a big new source of revenue, after all, would cripple any incentive for fiscal […]
on February 27, 2015 at 11:17 am The Laffer Curve, Tax Progressivity, and Government Revenue: What’s the Higher Priority for Leftists, Raising Revenue or Punishing Success? | International Liberty

[…] at the personal income tax, so these numbers don’t include, for instance, the heavy burden of the value-added tax on low-income people in […]
on February 13, 2015 at 10:48 am Two Big Fiscal Lessons from Colorado’s Pot Legalization | International Liberty

[…] revenue that are percolating in the corridors of power, including energy taxes, financial taxes, value-added taxes, and wealth […]
on February 4, 2015 at 5:13 pm A Perfect Example of How Tax Competition Constrains Greedy Government | PatriotsBillboard

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[…] keep all this data in mind the next time someone tells you we should let politicians impose a VAT, an energy tax, or a financial […]
on January 29, 2015 at 12:40 pm White House Surrender on Plan to Tax College Savings: A Victory that Underscores Importance of No-Tax-Hike Pledge | International Liberty

[…] kind of changes to programs such as Medicare and Medicaid if politicians instead manage to impose a value-added tax? What incentive would they have to do the right thing if they instead have the option of constantly […]
on January 26, 2015 at 3:36 pm Continued Spending Restraint Can Quickly Balance the Budget - Freedom's Floodgates

[…] won’t be possible if politicians think they can just raise taxes instead. Particularly a value-added tax, which the European evidence shows is a money machine for bigger […]
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[…] won’t be possible if politicians think they can just raise taxes instead. Particularly a value-added tax, which the European evidence shows is a money machine for bigger […]
on January 7, 2015 at 2:57 pm The Left Is Salivating for a New Energy Tax on American Consumers | International Liberty

[…] get new sources of revenue. That’s why, for instance, the value-added tax would be a terrible idea. Politicians might promise to use the revenue to lower or eliminate other taxes, but the European […]
on October 29, 2014 at 1:09 am Open letter to President Obama (Part 702) Some people doubt that Ronald Reagan conservatism still works today like it did in the 1980′ | The Daily Hatch

[…] we should keep the income tax as a vehicle for class warfare and augment it with a VAT?!? Yeah, good luck trying to sell that idea. And Heaven help us if it ever succeeded since […]
on April 4, 2014 at 9:45 am Support the VAT…if You Oppose Entitlement Reform and Want More spending and More Debt | International Liberty

[…] elaborate in my video on the […]
on March 27, 2014 at 8:21 am Great News for American Taxpayers: The IMF Loses (at Least Temporarily) a Bid to Fatten its Bailout Checkbook | International Liberty

[…] P.P.S. But let’s be fair to the IMF. The bureaucrats have given us – albeit unintentionally – some very good evidence against the value-added tax. […]
on March 20, 2014 at 1:22 pm Bill Gates Is Half-Right about Tax Reform | International Liberty

[…] the national sales tax and the value-added tax, for instance, are examples of consumption-based tax […]
on February 27, 2014 at 6:46 pm Underwhelmed: Grading the New Tax Reform Plan from the Chairman of the Ways & Means Committee | International Liberty

[…] There is no value-added tax, which is a critically important feature of any tax reform plan. As such, there is no risk the Camp […]
on December 9, 2013 at 9:46 am Massive Double Taxation Is a Self-Inflicted Tax Injury that Undermines American Competitiveness and Job Creation | International Liberty

[…] burden of taxation – measured as a share of GDP – is higher in most other nations. The absence of a value-added tax is probably the most important reason why the United States retains an advantage in this […]
on December 5, 2013 at 11:30 am Another Misguided Plan to Burden America with a Value-Added Tax | International Liberty

[…] This video from the Center for Freedom and Prosperity, narrated by yours truly, explains why the VAT would finance the road to serfdom. […]
on December 3, 2013 at 1:20 am Open letter to President Obama (Part 466) (Laffer curve will kill liberals’ plan to raise taxes includes editorial cartoon) | The Daily Hatch

[…] semi-honest leftists who admit that their real goal is taxing the middle class (probably with a value-added tax!), so we can’t say we haven’t been […]
on November 25, 2013 at 11:01 am Paul Krugman Is (Sort of) Right about a Plot against France | International Liberty

[…] equestrians are agitated about the growing burden of the value-added tax. Here are some tidbits from a news […]
on October 18, 2013 at 1:31 pm Bill Clinton rightly noted that we should lower our corporate income tax in the USA!!! | The Daily Hatch

[…] When Clinton says we should increase “the burden on consumption taxes,” that almost surely means he would like to see a value-added tax. […]
on October 15, 2013 at 7:45 am Wise Words on Fiscal Sovereignty and Corporate Taxation (sort of) from Bill Clinton | International Liberty

[…] When Clinton says we should increase “the burden on consumption taxes,” that almost surely means he would like to see a value-added tax. […]
on October 4, 2013 at 8:26 pm The Shutdown Fight: Can Advocates of Fiscal Responsibility Overcome the Combined Forces of Obama, Lobbyists, and the Media? « Sago

[…] nations. Simply stated, the left didn’t have easy opportunities to impose bad policies such as a VAT or single-payer government-run […]
on October 4, 2013 at 10:30 am The Shutdown Fight: Can Advocates of Fiscal Responsibility Overcome the Combined Forces of Obama, Lobbyists, and the Media? | International Liberty

[…] Simply stated, the left didn’t have easy opportunities to impose bad policies such as a VAT or single-payer government-run […]
on September 20, 2013 at 1:01 am Open letter to President Obama (Part 412) No good developments for limited government in 2012 | The Daily Hatch

[…] government’s decision to double the value-added tax? I’m definitely not a fan of adding a VAT on top of the income tax, but Japan made that mistake years ago. The choice to increase the tax […]
on September 18, 2013 at 12:53 am 100 years of the federal income tax | The Daily Hatch

[…] That’s about the time, however, that the European governments began to impose value-added taxes. […]
on September 3, 2013 at 6:52 am Laffer curve will kill liberals’ plan to raise taxes (includes editorial cartoon) | The Daily Hatch

[…] of semi-honest leftists who admit that their real goal is taxing the middle class (probably with a value-added tax!), so we can’t say we haven’t been […]
on August 7, 2013 at 2:05 am Can the USA be saved? | The Daily Hatch

[…] yes, I may decide to give up if something really horrible happens, such as adoption of a value-added tax. Giving politicians a big new source of revenue, after all, would cripple any incentive for fiscal […]
on August 2, 2013 at 7:00 am Why can’t leftists read the stats? (includes editorial cartoon) | The Daily Hatch

[…] of semi-honest leftists who admit that their real goal is taxing the middle class (probably with a value-added tax!), so we can’t say we haven’t been […]
on June 13, 2013 at 7:30 am We could get major change in entitlements in 2016 | The Daily Hatch

[…] 2. One of the most worrisome things about Mitt Romney is that he repeatedly refused to rule out a value-added tax when asked by the editors of the Wall Street Journal. I don’t trust politicians when they say they’ll do the right thing. So when they refuse to even give rhetorical assurances, alarm bells definitely start ringing. My nightmare scenario is that Romney would have been elected, made some half-hearted attempt to restrain spending, and then would have decided that a new source of revenue was needed once Harry Reid said no to any fiscal restraint. And as we saw during the Bush years, Republicans in Congress generally are willing to do the wrong thing when a Republican President makes the request. With Obama in the White House, it is highly unlikely that House Republicans would agree to this dangerous new tax. […]
on June 3, 2013 at 7:21 am Ronald Reagan Republicans will win big in 2014 like they did in 1980′s | The Daily Hatch

[…] we should keep the income tax as a vehicle for class warfare and augment it with a VAT?!? Yeah, good luck trying to sell that idea. And Heaven help us if it ever succeeded since […]
on June 2, 2013 at 12:10 pm Question of the Week: What’s My Take on “Reform Conservatism”? | International Liberty

[…] we should keep the income tax as a vehicle for class warfare and augment it with a VAT?!? Yeah, good luck trying to sell that idea. And Heaven help us if it ever succeeded since […]
on May 23, 2013 at 4:34 pm Jack Kevorkian and the economy!!!! | The Daily Hatch

[…] though it wasn’t their intention, IMF bureaucrats provided very strong evidence showing why the value-added tax is a destructive money machine for big […]
on May 23, 2013 at 2:02 pm The IMF Is the Doctor Kevorkian of Global Economic Policy | International Liberty

[…] it wasn’t their intention, IMF bureaucrats provided very strong evidence showing why the value-added tax is a destructive money machine for big […]
on May 17, 2013 at 1:47 am Obama’s method: Higher Taxes on the Rich Are a Precursor to Higher Taxes on the Rest of Us | The Daily Hatch

[…] If Obama and other statists get their way, we’ll see similar statistic in the United States. Higher income tax rates for the rich will mean higher income tax rates for the rest of us. Though I’m even more worried about a value-added tax, which would be a huge burden on ordinary people and a revenue machine for greedy politicians. […]
on May 15, 2013 at 1:07 am The sad truth is Obama is wrong about the mean rich people keeping this county down (Cartoon showing that fleecing the rich is not enough) | The Daily Hatch

[…] of semi-honest leftists who admit that their real goal is taxing the middle class (probably with a value-added tax!), so we can’t say we haven’t been […]
on May 6, 2013 at 1:50 pm Huge Value-Added Tax Increases in Europe Show Why Washington Politicians Should Never Be Given a New Source of Tax Revenue « Sago

[…] more information, here’s my video that describes the VAT and explains why it’s a bad […]
on May 6, 2013 at 9:08 am Huge Value-Added Tax Increases in Europe Show Why Washington Politicians Should Never Be Given a New Source of Tax Revenue | International Liberty

[…] more information, here’s my video that describes the VAT and explains why it’s a bad […]
on May 2, 2013 at 7:26 am If you want the rich to pay a bigger percentage of the nation’s tax revenues then keep their tax rates low!!! | The Daily Hatch

[…] direction and presumably deserves part of the blame. The top income tax rate is now 45 percent. The value-added tax has jumped to 20 percent. Allister provides more […]
on April 24, 2013 at 12:27 am Why Art Laffer’s Unfortunate Endorsement of a State Sales Tax Cartel Is Misguided | lessbull.com

[…] state sales tax cartel to reduce income tax rates. What’s next, a column saying we should have a value-added tax because the politicians may use the revenue to get rid of the income tax? Yeah, good luck with that […]
on April 22, 2013 at 7:14 am Open letter to President Obama (Part 302.3) | The Daily Hatch

[…] direction and presumably deserves part of the blame. The top income tax rate is now 45 percent. The value-added tax has jumped to 20 percent. Allister provides more […]
on April 18, 2013 at 11:23 am Why Art Laffer’s Unfortunate Endorsement of an State Sales Tax Cartel Is Misguided | International Liberty

[…] sales tax cartel to reduce income tax rates. What’s next, a column saying we should have a value-added tax because the politicians may use the revenue to get rid of the income tax? Yeah, good luck with that […]
on April 17, 2013 at 3:57 pm There’s Not Much Hope for Tax Reform | International Liberty

[…] of course, you’re a politician and you somehow think adding a value-added tax on top of the current income tax can be considered […]
on April 5, 2013 at 8:20 am 9 states do not have state income taxes and they have lowest overall tax burdens | The Daily Hatch

[…] of limited government should never give politicians a new source of revenue, which is why fighting the value-added tax is one of my main priorities (and why advocates of small government should be worried not just […]
on March 25, 2013 at 5:34 pm Let’s Enjoy a Victory – even if Temporary – in the Fight against More Bloat at the International Monetary Fund | International L iberty | jamesbbkk

[…] it wasn’t their intention, IMF bureaucrats even provided very strong evidence showing why the value-added tax is adestructive money machine for big […]
on March 24, 2013 at 9:17 am Let’s Enjoy a Victory – even if Temporary – in the Fight against More Bloat at the International Monetary Fund | International Liberty

[…] it wasn’t their intention, IMF bureaucrats even provided very strong evidence showing why the value-added tax is a destructive money machine for big […]
on March 23, 2013 at 4:20 pm Targeting Multinationals, the OECD Launches New Scheme to Boost the Tax Burden on Business | International Liberty

[…] I criticized the Paris-based bureaucracy for making the rather remarkable assertion that a value-added tax would boost growth and […]
on March 14, 2013 at 12:05 am Open letter to President Obama (Part 266) | The Daily Hatch

[…] (see these amusing posters to understand why this was a foolish idea), along with a big hike in the value-added tax (though, to be fair, the corporate rate has been slightly reduced and part of Gordon Brown’s […]
on February 14, 2013 at 8:16 am Open letter to President Obama (Part 239) « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

[…] That would mean some progress on the spending side and presumably reduce the risk of bad things (like a VAT!) on the revenue […]
on February 13, 2013 at 10:53 am The Great TCI Anti-VAT Mutiny of 2013 « International Liberty

[…] fact that we should fight to our last breaths before we let this awful tax get imposed in America. This video has more […]
on February 4, 2013 at 11:30 pm The 100th Anniversary of the Income Tax…and the Lesson We Should Learn from that Mistake | lessbull.com

[…] That’s about the time, however, that the European governments began to impose value-added taxes. […]
on February 4, 2013 at 7:04 am An anniversary to not celebrate | The Presteblog

[…] That’s about the time, however, that the European governments began to impose value-added taxes. […]
on February 3, 2013 at 11:04 am The 100th Anniversary of the Income Tax…and the Lesson We Should Learn from that Mistake « International Liberty

[…] That’s about the time, however, that the European governments began to impose value-added taxes. […]
on January 30, 2013 at 10:04 am The Great Hillsdale College Debate: Flat Tax or Fair Tax? « International Liberty

[…] in my remarks. I pointed out the flat tax and sales tax (and even, at least in theory, the value-added tax) all share very attractive […]
on January 29, 2013 at 9:20 am Open letter to President Obama (Part 228) « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

[…] own personal guess is that he would impose a value-added tax if he thought it was politically feasible. Not that I’m showing any great insight. After all, […]
on January 28, 2013 at 7:53 am Open letter to President Obama (Part 227) « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

[…] it’s particularly worrisome to see that the author wants a value-added tax, which is a sure-fire way of giving politicians a big pile of money that will be used to expand the […]
on January 21, 2013 at 8:46 am Open letter to President Obama (Part 224) « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

[…] I am 100 percent confident, for instance, that they intend big tax hikes on the middle class, even though they would piously swear an oath to the contrary. Indeed, I suspect more than 90 percent of them secretly would like a value-added tax. […]
on January 18, 2013 at 7:54 am What was most tragic policy development of 2012 in USA? « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

[…] government’s decision to double the value-added tax? I’m definitely not a fan of adding a VAT on top of the income tax, but Japan made that mistake years ago. The choice to increase the tax […]
on January 17, 2013 at 10:33 am Socialism steals our freedom « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

[…] it’s particularly worrisome to see that the author wants a value-added tax, which is a sure-fire way of giving politicians a big pile of money that will be used to expand the […]
on January 10, 2013 at 2:09 pm Burden of government spending in the U.K. rose from 36.5 percent of economic output in 2000 up to 48.7 percent of GDP today « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

[…] (see these amusing posters to understand why this was a foolish idea), along with a big hike in the value-added tax (though, to be fair, the corporate rate has been slightly reduced and part of Gordon Brown’s […]
on January 10, 2013 at 10:22 am The “National Taxpayer Advocate” at the IRS Is Advocating for the Government, not Taxpayers « International Liberty

[…] with both an income tax and national sales tax. Which is what happened in Europe when governments implemented the value-added tax without repealing income […]
on January 10, 2013 at 8:07 am Maybe we will get true reformer in 2016? « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

[…] 2. One of the most worrisome things about Mitt Romney is that he repeatedly refused to rule out a value-added tax when asked by the editors of the Wall Street Journal. I don’t trust politicians when they say they’ll do the right thing. So when they refuse to even give rhetorical assurances, alarm bells definitely start ringing. My nightmare scenario is that Romney would have been elected, made some half-hearted attempt to restrain spending, and then would have decided that a new source of revenue was needed once Harry Reid said no to any fiscal restraint. And as we saw during the Bush years, Republicans in Congress generally are willing to do the wrong thing when a Republican President makes the request. With Obama in the White House, it is highly unlikely that House Republicans would agree to this dangerous new tax. […]
on January 6, 2013 at 11:05 am Question of the Week: “Can America Be Saved?” « International Liberty

[…] yes, I may decide to give up if something really horrible happens, such as adoption of a value-added tax. Giving politicians a big new source of revenue, after all, would cripple any incentive for fiscal […]
on January 1, 2013 at 1:00 pm What Was the Most Tragic Policy Development of 2012? | Sago

[…] government’s decision to double the value-added tax? I’m definitely not a fan of adding a VAT on top of the income tax, but Japan made that mistake years ago. The choice to increase the tax […]
on January 1, 2013 at 9:20 am What Was the Most Tragic Policy Development of 2012? « International Liberty

[…] government’s decision to double the value-added tax? I’m definitely not a fan of adding a VAT on top of the income tax, but Japan made that mistake years ago. The choice to increase the tax […]
on December 28, 2012 at 4:11 am Austérité en Europe ? Quelle austérité ? | Contrepoints

[…] privé à des hausses d'impôts très importantes. Les taux d'imposition ont été augmentés. Les Taxes sur la Valeur Ajoutée ont progressé, et d'autres taxes ont grimpé aussi. Cela pénalise l'activité productive et sape […]
on December 19, 2012 at 10:27 pm Portugal May Become the First of Europe’s Bankrupt Welfare States to Stumble upon a Genuine Recovery Formula: Less Spending AND Lower Tax Rates | lessbull.com

[…] imposed very significant tax increases on the private sector. Income tax rates have been increased. Value-added taxes have been hiked, and other taxes have climbed as well. These penalties on productive activity […]
on December 19, 2012 at 11:40 am Portgual May Become the First of Europe’s Bankrupt Welfare States to Stumble upon Genuine Recovery Formula: Less Spending AND Lower Tax Rates « International Liberty

[…] imposed very significant tax increases on the private sector. Income tax rates have been increased. Value-added taxes have been hiked, and other taxes have climbed as well. These penalties on productive activity […]
on December 17, 2012 at 12:35 pm The Grinch Who Stole Prosperity « International Liberty

[…] of semi-honest leftists who admit that their real goal is taxing the middle class (probably with a value-added tax!), so we can’t say we haven’t been […]
on December 12, 2012 at 1:09 pm New Research from Finland’s Central Bank Confirms that Government Spending Is Causing Stagnation in Europe « International Liberty

[…] * I reserve the right to defect to the Cayman Islands if the crooks in Washington ever succeed in saddling America with a value-added tax. […]
on December 7, 2012 at 5:48 pm Learning from the European Experience: Do Higher Tax Burdens Lead to Less Red Ink? « International Liberty

[…] surprisingly, it shows that the tax burden has jumped significantly. I suspect the adoption of the value-added tax deserves a good bit of the blame, but that’s a separate […]
on December 4, 2012 at 10:44 pm Train Wreck Approaching… | Tennesseans Watching Federal & State Government

[…] So the ultimate target will be the middle class, asmore and more statists are admitting, and the most worrisome threat isthe value-added tax. […]
on December 3, 2012 at 10:30 am White House Agrees with Me, Admits Tax Revenues Will Climb above Long-Run Average Even if All Tax Cuts Are Made Permanent | Cato @ Liberty

[…] So the ultimate target will be the middle class, as more and more statists are admitting, and the most worrisome threat is the value-added tax. […]
on December 3, 2012 at 9:56 am White House Agrees with Me, Admits Tax Revenues Will Climb above Long-Run Average Even if All Tax Cuts Are Made Permanent « International Liberty

[…] So the ultimate target will be the middle class, as more and more statists are admitting, and the most worrisome threat is the value-added tax. […]
on November 28, 2012 at 11:04 pm Espagne : Une double ovation pour la « révolte de la carotte » anti-taxes | Les moutons enragés

[…] se révoltaient contre la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée, je leur donnerais 3 ovations, mais s’ils ne font que contester le fait que désormais les […]
on November 28, 2012 at 12:46 am Espagne : Une double ovation pour la « révolte de la carotte » anti-taxes - Contrepoints | Contrepoints

[…] se révoltaient contre la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée, je leur donnerais 3 ovations, mais s’ils ne font que contester le fait que désormais les […]
on November 22, 2012 at 1:17 pm Richard Epstein Discusses the Flat Tax « International Liberty

[…] and no double taxation of income that is saved and invested. That can be a national sales tax or value-added tax, but it usually refers to the “Hall-Rabushka” flat tax championed by Dick Armey and […]
on November 18, 2012 at 9:08 pm Two Cheers for Spain’s Anti-Tax “Carrot Rebellion” « International Liberty

[…] they were protesting the VAT, I would give them three cheers, but if they’re simply protesting the fact that theater […]
on November 15, 2012 at 12:07 pm Obama will have to go after middle class if he wants meaningful revenue increases « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

[…] If I had to guess, I would say that Obama’s ultimate goal for hurting the middle class is a value-added tax. Notwithstanding the fiscal crisis in Europe, he actually said the VAT is “something that has […]
on November 15, 2012 at 11:57 am Another Leftist Admits the Real Goal Is Taxing the Middle Class « International Liberty

[…] If I had to guess, I would say that Obama’s ultimate goal for hurting the middle class is a value-added tax. Notwithstanding the fiscal crisis in Europe, he actually said the VAT is “something that has […]
on November 13, 2012 at 8:25 am Open letter to Speaker of the House John Boehner (Part 6) « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

[…] direction and presumably deserves part of the blame. The top income tax rate is now 45 percent. The value-added tax has jumped to 20 percent. Allister provides more […]
on November 13, 2012 at 8:23 am In the OECD’s Fantasy World, Higher VAT Taxes “Foster Growth and Employment” « International Liberty

[…] the Secretary-General of the Paris-based bureaucracy just pontificated about the value-added tax. Let’s see whether my knee-jerk hostility is […]
on November 10, 2012 at 1:05 pm If You Want Good Tax Policy, Choose Jersey (but not New Jersey!) « International Liberty

[…] you don’t want the government grabbing a big chunk of your income with a value-added tax, then you’re much better off with Jersey’s 5 percent rate rather than the 20 percent […]
on November 9, 2012 at 9:04 am More Leftists Let Their Masks Slip, Admit They Want Big Tax Hikes on the Middle Class « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

[…] I am 100 percent confident, for instance, that they intend big tax hikes on the middle class, even though they would piously swear an oath to the contrary. Indeed, I suspect more than 90 percent of them secretly would like a value-added tax. […]
on November 7, 2012 at 9:56 am Seven Silver Linings in Yesterday’s Election Results « International Liberty

[…] 2. One of the most worrisome things about Mitt Romney is that he repeatedly refused to rule out a value-added tax when asked by the editors of the Wall Street Journal. I don’t trust politicians when they say they’ll do the right thing. So when they refuse to even give rhetorical assurances, alarm bells definitely start ringing. My nightmare scenario is that Romney would have been elected, made some half-hearted attempt to restrain spending, and then would have decided that a new source of revenue was needed once Harry Reid said no to any fiscal restraint. And as we saw during the Bush years, Republicans in Congress generally are willing to do the wrong thing when a Republican President makes the request. With Obama in the White House, it is highly unlikely that House Republicans would agree to this dangerous new tax. […]
on November 1, 2012 at 5:29 pm New International Monetary Fund Study Inadvertently Provides Very Strong Evidence against the Value-Added Tax « International Liberty

[…] Now the IMF has a new study about the relationship between economic growth and different types of taxes. Those finding are interesting, and I may even write about them in the next few days, but I want to focus on some amazing data from this research that shows exactly why proponents of limited government should resist the value-added tax. […]
on October 31, 2012 at 7:34 am Dan Mitchell looks at Obama’s tax record « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

[…] 4. High taxes on the rich are a precursor to higher taxes on everyone else – This is a point I have made on several occasions, including just yesterday. I’m particularly concerned that the politicians in Washington will boost income tax rates for everybody, then decide that even more money is needed and impose a value-added tax. […]
on October 30, 2012 at 10:57 am Higher Taxes for the Middle Class « Constitutional Free America

[…] If Obama and other statists get their way, we’ll see similar statistic in the United States. Higher income tax rates for the rich will mean higher income tax rates for the rest of us. Though I’m even more worried about a value-added tax, which would be a huge burden on ordinary people and a revenue machine for greedy politicians. […]
on October 30, 2012 at 8:46 am Dissecting Obama’s Record on Tax Policy « International Liberty

[…] 4. High taxes on the rich are a precursor to higher taxes on everyone else – This is a point I have made on several occasions, including just yesterday. I’m particularly concerned that the politicians in Washington will boost income tax rates for everybody, then decide that even more money is needed and impose a value-added tax. […]
on October 29, 2012 at 8:50 am Higher Taxes on the Rich Are a Precursor to Higher Taxes on the Rest of Us « International Liberty

[…] If Obama and other statists get their way, we’ll see similar statistic in the United States. Higher income tax rates for the rich will mean higher income tax rates for the rest of us. Though I’m even more worried about a value-added tax, which would be a huge burden on ordinary people and a revenue machine for greedy politicians. […]
on October 26, 2012 at 3:57 pm What’s the Best Way of Achieving Good Fiscal Policy? « International Liberty

[…] of limited government should never give politicians a new source of revenue, which is why fighting the value-added tax is one of my main priorities (and why advocates of small government should be worried not just […]
on October 23, 2012 at 10:11 am Will our president attempt to cut the budget? « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

[…] own personal guess is that he would impose a value-added tax if he thought it was politically feasible. Not that I’m showing any great insight. After all, […]
on October 12, 2012 at 8:43 am The Federalism Solution to the Medicaid Nightmare « International Liberty

[…] could evolve. My greatest fear is that a future president (perhaps Romney!) will decide to impose a value-added tax. In normal circumstances, that might upset state politicians since it would complicate their […]
on September 26, 2012 at 2:16 pm Evidence from Englands Shows that If You Want to “Soak the Rich,” Keep Tax Rates Low « International Liberty

[…] direction and presumably deserves part of the blame. The top income tax rate is now 45 percent. The value-added tax has jumped to 20 percent. Allister provides more details. Capital gains tax is too high. Luxury […]
on September 24, 2012 at 9:25 am Should We Give Politicians a Carbon Tax as a New Source of Revenue? « International Liberty

[…] written many times about the dangers of a value-added tax. I obviously think it’s a bad idea as an add-on tax, but I also think it’s dangerous as […]
on September 18, 2012 at 2:58 pm Debunking Myth after Myth in Financial Times Column by Former Clinton White House Economist « International Liberty

[…] But not because we tax rich people more. Instead, our system is more progressive because we don’t screw over lower-income and middle-income taxpayers with policies like the value-added tax. […]
on September 6, 2012 at 6:34 am When are we going to see real spending cuts? « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

[…] That would mean some progress on the spending side and presumably reduce the risk of bad things (like a VAT!) on the revenue side. Like this:LikeBe the first to like this. By Everette Hatcher III, on […]
on August 31, 2012 at 1:37 pm Spending Cuts and Tax Cuts Should Be an All-of-the-Above Option, Not an Either-Or Choice « International Liberty

[…] That would mean some progress on the spending side and presumably reduce the risk of bad things (like a VAT!) on the revenue side. Rate this:Share […]
on August 31, 2012 at 10:24 am A Miserable and Hopeless Fiscal Outlook for the United Kingdom « International Liberty

[…] (see these amusing posters to understand why this was a foolish idea), along with a big hike in the value-added tax (though, to be fair, the corporate rate has been slightly reduced and part of Gordon Brown’s […]
on August 28, 2012 at 8:09 am Do You Trust the Republican Party to Protect, Promote, and Defend Liberty? « International Liberty

[…] Mitt Romney wins and proposes to burden the U.S. economy with a value-added tax, would a majority of Republicans rise up in revolt and oppose that dangerous […]
on August 17, 2012 at 2:01 pm President Obama Is MIA on Fiscal Policy « International Liberty

[…] own personal guess is that he would impose a value-added tax if he thought it was politically feasible. Not that I’m showing any great insight. After all, […]
on August 17, 2012 at 9:15 am It’s Not April Fool’s Day, but New York Times Columnist Wants America to Become More Prosperous by Raising Taxes on the Middle Class and Becoming More Like Italy « International Liberty

[…] it’s particularly worrisome to see that the author wants a value-added tax, which is a sure-fire way of giving politicians a big pile of money that will be used to expand the […]
on August 15, 2012 at 12:34 am Leftists Admit They Want Big Tax Hikes on the Middle Class - OBAMA-B-GONE

[…] swear an oath to the contrary. Indeed, I suspect more than 90 percent of them secretly would like a value-added tax. var AdBrite_Title_Color = 'FFFF66'; var AdBrite_Text_Color = 'FFFFFF'; var […]
on August 12, 2012 at 1:49 pm Does It Matter that Paul Ryan Is on the GOP Ticket? | AudacityOfHypocrisy.com

[…] somewhat sympathetic to a value-added tax. My worst-case scenario is they win the election, but then can’t get a good budget approved […]
on August 12, 2012 at 6:34 am Just as Happened in Europe, the VAT Is Becoming a Money Machine for Big Govenrment in Japan « International Liberty

[…] In this video, I explain why this European-style national sales tax is a money machine for bigger government. […]
on August 11, 2012 at 5:23 pm Leftists Admit They Want Big Tax Hikes on the Middle Class - Christian Forums

[…] swear an oath to the contrary. Indeed, I suspect more than 90 percent of them secretly would like a value-added tax. It’s not that they necessarily dislike ordinary people, but privately they understand that […]
on August 11, 2012 at 12:14 pm Dan Mitchell of Cato Institute discusses Paul Ryan VP pick « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

[…] Romney and Ryan are somewhat sympathetic to a value-added tax. My worst-case scenario is they win the election, but then can’t get a good budget approved […]
on August 11, 2012 at 10:41 am Does It Matter that Paul Ryan Is on the GOP Ticket? « International Liberty

[…] Romney and Ryan are somewhat sympathetic to a value-added tax. My worst-case scenario is they win the election, but then can’t get a good budget approved […]
on August 11, 2012 at 6:16 am Leftists Admit They Want Big Tax Hikes on the Middle Class - Conservative Read

[…] I am 100 percent confident, for instance, that they intend big tax hikes on the middle class, even though they would piously swear an oath to the contrary. Indeed, I suspect more than 90 percent of them secretly would like a value-added tax. […]
on August 10, 2012 at 7:43 pm More Leftists Let Their Masks Slip, Admit They Want Big Tax Hikes on the Middle Class | Sago

[…] I am 100 percent confident, for instance, that they intend big tax hikes on the middle class, even though they would piously swear an oath to the contrary. Indeed, I suspect more than 90 percent of them secretly would like a value-added tax. […]
on August 10, 2012 at 9:21 am More Leftists Let Their Masks Slip, Admit They Want Big Tax Hikes on the Middle Class « International Liberty

[…] I am 100 percent confident, for instance, that they intend big tax hikes on the middle class, even though they would piously swear an oath to the contrary. Indeed, I suspect more than 90 percent of them secretly would like a value-added tax. […]
on July 24, 2012 at 11:23 am Should Politicians Get a New Tax Without First Abolishing an Existing Tax? « International Liberty

[…] explained before that I’m skeptical of the Fair Tax, hostile to the value-added tax, and opposed to other forms of a national sales tax for the simple reason that I don’t trust […]
on July 8, 2012 at 7:47 am Open letter to President Obama (Part 106) « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

[…] When I testified to the Ways & Means Committee about the VAT, I was a lone voice against this pernicious tax while the other four witnesses supported making America more like […]
on June 29, 2012 at 9:27 am Big Government Cripples Incentives to Save, Promotes Risky Culture of Immediate Gratification « International Liberty

[…] I should have mentioned that some politicians think that we can boost savings by imposing a value-added tax! This is not only a perverse example of Mitchell’s law, but it’s also completely […]
on June 19, 2012 at 7:48 am Obama going to win in November or will economy sink him? « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

[…] be an improvement, especially if the warning signs are correct and he saddles the country with a value-added tax, so the American people may be tossed from one frying pan to […]
on June 18, 2012 at 8:57 am Will the Economy Sink Obama in November? « International Liberty

[…] be an improvement, especially if the warning signs are correct and he saddles the country with a value-added tax, so the American people may be tossed from one frying pan to […]
on June 9, 2012 at 10:39 am Anti-Obesity Efforts Mean More Bloated Government, not Better Health « International Liberty

[…] I assume this cartoon was designed to show why a value-added tax is a bad idea, but it’s very appropriate for this topic as […]
on May 3, 2012 at 10:00 am Regarding the Value-Added Tax, Josh Barro Is Completely Right…and that’s Why He’s Completely Wrong « International Liberty

[…] see eye to eye on this issue, but that would be a rash assumption. While I see a giant new tax as a dangerous step on the road to serfdom, Josh thinks it’s a necessary and desirable reform. …it is time to reconsider a VAT. It […]
on April 23, 2012 at 7:16 am Dan Mitchell of the Cato Institute takes on liberals on PBS « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

[…] When I testified to the Ways & Means Committee about the VAT, I was a lone voice against this pernicious tax while the other four witnesses supported making America more like […]
on April 13, 2012 at 2:32 pm The European Evidence Shows Why the Left’s Real Goal Is Higher Taxes on the Middle Class « International Liberty

[…] value-added tax, which averages 21 percent in Europe, is a huge shadow income tax on lower-income and middle-income […]
on April 12, 2012 at 8:42 am Against 3-1 Odds, Promoting Good Tax Policy on Government TV « International Liberty

[…] When I testified to the Ways & Means Committee about the VAT, I was a lone voice against this pernicious tax while the other four witnesses supported making America more like […]
on April 11, 2012 at 4:21 pm A Great Political Cartoon (after a bit of editing) « International Liberty

[…] another cartoon that you’ll appreciate. It’s not by Chuck Asay, but it bashes the value-added tax, and that’s a quick way to get on my good […]
on April 11, 2012 at 10:21 am The 2001 and 2003 Tax Cuts Should Not Be Allowed to Expire « International Liberty

[…] For instance, we both testified to the Ways & Means Committee last year about the value-added tax, and he sided with all the other witnesses and favored adding a pernicious European-style national sales tax on top of the income tax. […]
on March 30, 2012 at 10:28 am New Developments from Japan Show the Left Is Wrong on Two Big Fiscal Issues « International Liberty

[…] The left isn’t wrong. They know the higher taxes lead to higher spending, and they know the VAT is a money machine for big government. They just don’t publicly admit these are the results they want. Rate this: Share […]
on March 28, 2012 at 9:10 am Explaining Pro-Growth Tax Reform to the Senate Budget Committee « International Liberty

[…] do the flat tax and national sales tax (and even the value-added tax) have in […]
on March 26, 2012 at 1:59 pm Ryan’s plan better than Democrat’s plan but not as good as Rand Paul’s « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

[…] I’m happy to report that there is no value-added tax in the revenue portion of Congressman Ryan’s budget. There is a VAT in his Roadmap plan, and I […]
on March 21, 2012 at 8:02 am Congressman Ryan’s Budget Restrains Spending Growth, Allows Private Sector to Expand Faster than Burden of Government « International Liberty

[…] I’m happy to report that there is no value-added tax in the revenue portion of Congressman Ryan’s budget. There is a VAT in his Roadmap plan, and […]
on March 8, 2012 at 2:02 pm The Return of Much-Needed Medicaid Reform « International Liberty

[…] are all good points. The bottom line is that failure to reform entitlements guarantees that politicians eventually will impose a value-added tax. Or they’ll push red ink to unsustainable levels. Actually, based on what’s happened in […]
on February 7, 2012 at 8:20 am Global Taxes? Hmmm… » insignificant thoughts

[…] tempted to say the value-added tax since our hopes of restraining the federal government will be greatly undermined if we give the […]
on February 6, 2012 at 9:36 pm Should the United Nations Have the Power to Impose Global Taxes? | MTR

[…] tempted to say the value-added tax since our hopes of restraining the federal government will be greatly undermined if we give the […]
on February 5, 2012 at 10:08 pm Should the United Nations Have the Power to Impose Global Taxes? | Bid Government – Resources and Bidding Information

[…] tempted to say the value-added tax since our hopes of restraining the federal government will be greatly undermined if we give the […]
on February 5, 2012 at 10:06 pm Should the United Nations Have the Power to Impose Global Taxes? | Sago

[…] tempted to say the value-added tax since our hopes of restraining the federal government will be greatly undermined if we give the […]
on February 5, 2012 at 11:03 am Should the United Nations Have the Power to Impose Global Taxes? | PERSUASION IN INK

[…] tempted to say the value-added tax since our hopes of restraining the federal government will be greatly undermined if we give the […]
on February 5, 2012 at 8:39 am Should the United Nations Have the Power to Impose Global Taxes? « News « @griffinrc

[…] tempted to say the value-added tax since our hopes of restraining the federal government will be greatly undermined if we give the […]
on February 5, 2012 at 8:07 am » Should the United Nations Have the Power to Impose Global Taxes? - Big Government

[…] tempted to say the value-added tax since our hopes of restraining the federal government will be greatly undermined if we give the […]
on January 16, 2012 at 5:22 pm » New Evidence from Japan Shows Why Romney’s Interest in a Value-Added Tax Is So Troubling - Big Government

[…] One of my key points was that the VAT is a money machine for big government. […]
on January 16, 2012 at 1:36 pm New Evidence from Japan Shows Why Romney’s Interest in a Value-Added Tax Is so Troubling « International Liberty

[…] One of my key points was that the VAT is a money machine for big government. […]
on January 4, 2012 at 10:52 am Mitt Romney, the Value-Added Tax, and America’s European Future « ConservativeWatchNews.com

[…] a column for today’s Wall Street Journal, I elaborated on those concerns, explaining why a VAT is bad fiscal policy. I had three main points. First, I noted that the big spenders need a VAT in order to achieve a […]
on January 4, 2012 at 10:04 am » Mitt Romney, the Value-Added Tax, and America’s European Future - Big Government

[…] a column for today’s Wall Street Journal, I elaborated on those concerns, explaining why a VAT is bad fiscal policy. I had three main points. First, I noted that the big spenders need a VAT in order to achieve a […]
on January 4, 2012 at 8:00 am Mitt Romney, the Value-Added Tax, and America’s European Future « International Liberty

[…] a column for today’s Wall Street Journal, I elaborated on those concerns, explaining why a VAT is bad fiscal policy. I had three main points. First, I noted that the big spenders need a VAT in order to achieve a […]
on November 19, 2011 at 11:31 am Two easy pictures: How the welfare state begins and ends | Eternity Matters

[…] value-added tax would be a disaster. This was music to my ears sinceI have repeatedly warned that the statists won’t be able to impose a European-style welfare state in the United States […]
on November 17, 2011 at 8:06 pm 5 Lessons from The European Financial Crisis | MyGovCost | Government Cost Calculator

[…] value-added tax would be a disaster. This was music to my ears since I have repeatedly warned that the statists won’t be able to impose a European-style welfare state in the United States […]
on November 17, 2011 at 12:37 pm « Does Socialism Work? A Classroom Experiment Five Lessons for America from the European Fiscal Crisis « A Moral Outrage

[…] A value-added tax would be a disaster. This was music to my ears since I have repeatedly warned that the statists won’t be able to impose a European-style welfare state in the United States […]
on November 17, 2011 at 8:27 am Five Lessons for America from the European Fiscal Crisis « International Liberty

[…] A value-added tax would be a disaster. This was music to my ears since I have repeatedly warned that the statists won’t be able to impose a European-style welfare state in the United States […]
on November 15, 2011 at 1:01 pm OECD Subsidies May Be The Most Destructively Wasteful Part of the Federal Budget « Brave New Libertarian World

[…] This Center for Freedom and Prosperity study has all the gory details. The OECD bureaucrats (who get tax-free salaries, by the way) endorsed Obamacare, supported the failed stimulus, and are big advocates of a value-added tax for America. […]
on November 11, 2011 at 9:23 am Per Dollar Spent, OECD Subsidies May Be the Most Destructively Wasteful Part of the Federal Budget « International Liberty

[…] This Center for Freedom and Prosperity study has all the gory details. The OECD bureaucrats (who get tax-free salaries, by the way) endorsed Obamacare, supported the failed stimulus, and are big advocates of a value-added tax for America. […]
on October 4, 2011 at 11:42 am The Danish Dr.-Jekyll-Mr.-Hyde Paradox and Wagner’s Law « International Liberty

[…] the big expansion of the welfare state in the 1960s (which was made possible by the money maching known as the value-added tax) has slowed growth in western nations. The only silver lining to that dark cloud is that at least […]
on September 25, 2011 at 1:21 pm Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 Plan Is Great in Theory, but… « International Liberty

[…] me put it more bluntly. A national sales tax – such as a Fair Tax or a VAT – would be a less destructive way of raising revenue than the current tax […]
on August 31, 2011 at 9:02 am Let’s Send Obama to the Vatican for an Economics Lesson « International Liberty

[…] value-added tax, not surprisingly, has played a key role in Europe’s fiscal […]
on August 2, 2011 at 1:44 pm Basic Economics for Financial Journalists and Other Dummies | Cato @ Liberty

[…] steak every night. But since I’m a cranky libertarian, let’s assume Obama has imposed a European-style 20 percent VAT and the tax burden has […]
on August 1, 2011 at 6:08 am » Basic Economics for Financial Journalists and Other Dummies - Big Government

[…] steak every night. But since I’m a cranky libertarian, let’s assume Obama has imposed a European-style 20 percent VAT and the tax burden has […]
on July 31, 2011 at 7:14 pm Basic Economics for Financial Journalists and Other Dummies | Ask Lawyer

[…] steak every night. But since I’m a cranky libertarian, let’s assume Obama has imposed a European-style 20 percent VAT and the tax burden has […]
on July 30, 2011 at 9:08 am Basic Economics for Financial Journalists and Other Dummies « International Liberty

[…] steak every night. But since I’m a cranky libertarian, let’s assume Obama has imposed a European-style 20 percent VAT and the tax burden has […]
on July 26, 2011 at 10:45 pm » You Should Support a Value-Added Tax…if You Want Bigger Government and More Debt - Big Government

[…] five other witnesses, and all of the other people testifying were sympathetic to a VAT. But since I had truth on my side, that made it a fair fight (though it did cross my mind that it’s not a good sign when a […]
on July 26, 2011 at 6:02 pm You Should Support a Value-Added Tax…if You Want Bigger Government and More Debt « International Liberty

[…] five other witnesses, and all of the other people testifying were sympathetic to a VAT. But since I had truth on my side, that made it a fair fight (though it did cross my mind that it’s not a good sign when a […]
on June 23, 2011 at 7:33 am Arguing about Class-Warfare Taxation with Robert Reich « International Liberty

[…] I should have known to force myself back into the discussion. I did get in a final warning about the value-added tax, but this was not my best […]
on June 15, 2011 at 11:48 pm » Saying ‘Hell No’ to Tax Increases Is Key in Fight against Left-Wing Agenda to Increase the Burden of Government - Big Government

[…] revenue that would be necessary to finance promised entitlement benefits. As I’ve noted before, the VAT is a giant source of tax revenue, so the left no longer would have to worry about financing a European-sized welfare state. After […]
on June 15, 2011 at 8:34 am The Not-so-Secret Left-Wing Agenda to Increase the Burden of Government – and How to Stop It « International Liberty

[…] revenue that would be necessary to finance promised entitlement benefits. As I’ve noted before, the VAT is a giant source of tax revenue, so the left no longer would have to worry about financing a European-sized welfare state. After […]
on February 1, 2011 at 8:08 pm Mitt Romney: The Obama Republican « Sago

[…] system that Romney imposed on Massachusetts. And if I was to pick the Republican most likely to impose a VAT on America, it would be a corporatist GOPer like Romney. Axelrod, one of Obama’s most trusted […]
on February 1, 2011 at 5:21 pm Mitt Romney: The Obama Republican « International Liberty

[…] system that Romney imposed on Massachusetts. And if I was to pick the Republican most likely to impose a VAT on America, it would be a corporatist GOPer like Romney. Axelrod, one of Obama’s most trusted […]
on January 6, 2011 at 6:03 pm Five Things We Should Worry about in 2011 « The Market Center Blog

[…] deal, sort of like a football team trading a great young quarterback for a 35-year old lineman. The VAT would give statists a money machine that they need to turn the United States into a French-style welfare state. This type of national […]
on January 5, 2011 at 2:22 pm Three Things We Should Worry about in 2011 | Cato @ Liberty

[…] deal, sort of like a football team trading a great young quarterback for a 35-year old lineman. The VAT would give statists a money machine that they need to turn the United States into a French-style welfare state. This type of national […]
on January 5, 2011 at 2:22 am Three Things We Should Worry about in 2011 (Cato @ Liberty Blog)

[…] deal, sort of like a football team trading a great young quarterback for a 35-year old lineman. The VAT would give statists a money machine that they need to turn the United States into a French-style welfare state. This type of national […]
on January 3, 2011 at 10:26 am Five Things We Should Worry about in 2011 « International Liberty

[…] deal, sort of like a football team trading a great young quarterback for a 35-year old lineman. The VAT would give statists a money machine that they need to turn the United States into a French-style welfare state. This type of national […]
on December 17, 2010 at 1:02 am The False Choice Between a VAT and Impossible Spending Cuts | Cato @ Liberty

[…] news for taxpayers. From a policy perspective, I’m very much against a VAT because it will finance bigger government, as explained in this […]
on November 20, 2010 at 7:32 pm Another Tax-Hike Scheme from Another ‘Bipartisan’ Group of Washington Insiders (Cato @ Liberty Blog)

[…] Task Force proposes a value-added tax, which is estimated to generate more than $3 trillion between 2012 and 2020. They call this new tax […]
on November 17, 2010 at 6:39 pm Another Tax-Hike Scheme from another “Bipartisan” Group of Washington Insiders « The Market Center Blog

[…] The Task Force proposes a value-added tax, which is estimated to generate more than $3 trillion between 2012 and 2020. They call this new tax […]
on November 17, 2010 at 4:38 pm Another Tax-Hike Scheme from another “Bipartisan” Group of Washington Insiders « International Liberty

[…] The Task Force proposes a value-added tax, which is estimated to generate more than $3 trillion between 2012 and 2020. They call this new tax […]
on November 7, 2010 at 1:56 am What Happens When Politicians Get a New Source of Revenue? (Cato @ Liberty Blog)

[…] to travel. But, more important, imagine what American politicians will do if they ever succeed in imposing a value-added tax. The rate initially will be low (just as the original income tax had a top rate of just 7 percent), […]
on November 4, 2010 at 12:24 pm What Happens When Politicians Get a New Source of Revenue? « The Market Center Blog

[…] to travel. But, more important, imagine what American politicians will do if they ever succeed in imposing a value-added tax. The rate initially will be low (just as the original income tax had a top rate of just 7 percent), […]
on November 4, 2010 at 11:48 am What Happens When Politicians Get a New Source of Revenue? « International Liberty

[…] to travel. But, more important, imagine what American politicians will do if they ever succeed in imposing a value-added tax. The rate initially will be low (just as the original income tax had a top rate of just 7 percent), […]
on October 20, 2010 at 11:20 am The False Choice Between a VAT and Impossible Spending Cuts « The Market Center Blog

[…] bad news for taxpayers. From a policy perspective, I’m very much against a VAT because it will finance bigger government, as explained in this […]
on October 20, 2010 at 10:09 am The False Choice Bewteen a VAT and Impossible Spending Cuts « International Liberty

[…] news for taxpayers. From a policy perspective, I’m very much against a VAT because it will finance bigger government, as explained in this […]
on October 17, 2010 at 10:51 am Mitch Daniels Would Be a Terrible President « The Market Center Blog

[…] evidence, Daniels has indicated that he is open to a value-added tax (and energy taxes as well). A VAT would be a fiscal catastrophe for America, paving the way for European-style statism. Here’s an excerpt from Politico. Indiana Gov. Mitch […]
on October 15, 2010 at 4:10 pm Mitch Daniels Would Be a Terrible President « International Liberty

[…] evidence, Daniels has indicated that he is open to a value-added tax (and energy taxes as well). A VAT would be a fiscal catastrophe for America, paving the way for European-style statism. Here’s an excerpt from Politico. Indiana […]
on October 7, 2010 at 6:32 am New York Times Seeks Higher Taxes on the ‘Rich’ as Prelude to Higher Taxes on the Middle Class | Cato @ Liberty

[…] welfare state without a value-added tax, but they don’t want to publicly associate themselves with that view until the political environment is more conducive to success. Most important, they realize that it […]
on September 1, 2010 at 5:28 pm More Arguments Against a Value-Added Tax « The Market Center Blog

[…] to fiscal responsibility is a value-added tax, as I’ve explained here, here, here, here, and here. So I’m delighted to see a growing amount of research showing that a VAT is bad news. Jim Powell […]
on September 1, 2010 at 12:28 pm More Arguments Against a Value-Added Tax « International Liberty

[…] to fiscal responsibility is a value-added tax, as I’ve explained here, here, here, here, and here. So I’m delighted to see a growing amount of research showing that a VAT is bad news. Jim […]
on August 25, 2010 at 3:02 pm » New York Times Seeks Higher Taxes on the ‘Rich’ as Prelude to Higher Taxes on the Middle Class - Big Government

[…] welfare state without a value-added tax, but they don’t want to publicly associate themselves with that view until the political environment is more conducive to success. Most important, they realize that it […]
on August 24, 2010 at 5:44 pm New York Times Seeks Higher Taxes on the “Rich” as Prelude to Higher Taxes on the Middle Class « The Market Center Blog

[…] welfare state without a value-added tax, but they don’t want to publicly associate themselves with that view until the political environment is more conducive to success. Most important, they realize that it […]
on August 24, 2010 at 11:34 am New York Times Seeks Higher Taxes on the “Rich” as Prelude to Higher Taxes on the Middle Class « International Liberty

[…] welfare state without a value-added tax, but they don’t want to publicly associate themselves with that view until the political environment is more conducive to success. Most important, they realize that it […]
on August 20, 2010 at 4:58 pm Center for Freedom and Prosperity » Top House Democrat Calls for Middle-Class Tax Hikes

[…] of the House Democratic leadership urging middle-class tax hikes, and let’s not forgot all the politicians salivating for a value-added tax. Tax cuts that benefit the middle class should not be “totally sacrosanct” as policymakers try […]
on June 28, 2010 at 1:09 pm Top House Democrat Calls for Middle-Class Tax Hikes « The Market Center Blog

[…] of the House Democratic leadership urging middle-class tax hikes, and let’s not forgot all the politicians salivating for a value-added tax. Tax cuts that benefit the middle class should not be “totally sacrosanct” as policymakers try […]
on June 22, 2010 at 12:04 pm Top House Democrat Calls for Middle-Class Tax Hikes (and the real reason why) | Think Tank West

[…] the House Democratic leadership urging middle-class tax hikes, and let’s not forgot all the politicians salivating for a value-added tax. Tax cuts that benefit the middle class should not be “totally sacrosanct” as […]
on June 22, 2010 at 9:08 am Top House Democrat Calls for Middle-Class Tax Hikes « International Liberty

[…] June 22, 2010 by Dan Mitchell I’ve frequently argued that the main purpose of “taxing the rich” is not to collect more revenue. Smart leftists, after all, understand that there are very strong Laffer Curve effects at the top of the income scale since investors and entrepreneurs have considerable ability to control the timing, level, and composition of their income. So if higher tax rates on upper-income taxpayers don’t collect much revenue, why is the left so insistent on class-warfare taxation? The answer, I think, is that soak-the-rich taxes are a “loss-leader” that politicians impose in order to pave the way for higher taxes on the middle class. Indeed, I made this point in my video on class warfare taxation, and noted that are not enough rich people to finance big government. As such, politicians that want to tax the middle class hope to soften opposition among ordinary people by first punishing society’s most productive people. We already know that tax rates on the so-called rich will jump next January thanks to higher income tax rates, higher capital gains tax rates, more double taxation of dividends, and higher death taxes. Now the politicians are preparing to drop the other shoe. Excerpted below is a blurb from the Washington Post about a member of the House Democratic leadership urging middle-class tax hikes, and let’s not forgot all the politicians salivating for a value-added tax. […]

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