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Should American Taxpayers Subsidize Left-Wing Bureaucrats in Paris (Who get Tax-Free Salaries) so They Can Advocate Higher Taxes in America?

August 2, 2010 by Dan Mitchell

The federal government is capable of enormous waste, which obviously is bad news, but the worst forms of government spending are those that actually leverage bad things. The old welfare system, for instance, paid people not to work and have babies out of wedlock (this still happens, but it’s not as bad as it used to be). Paying exorbitant salaries to federal bureaucrats is bad, but it’s even worse if they take their jobs seriously and promulgate new regulations and otherwise harass people in the productive sector of the economy. In a previous video on the economics of government spending, I called this the “negative multiplier” effect.

One of the worst examples of a negative multiplier effect is the $100 million that taxpayers spend each year to subsidize the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. This video has the gory details.

Posted in Big Government, Bureaucracy, Center for Freedom and Prosperity, Collectivism, Economics, Europe, Fiscal Policy, Government Spending, Harmonization, Higher Taxes, International bureaucracy, Jurisdictional Competition, OECD, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Sovereignty, Spending, Tax Competition, Tax Harmonization, Tax Increase, Taxation, Value-Added Tax, VAT, Video | Tagged Big Government, Higher Taxes, International bureaucracy, OECD, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Tax Cartel, Tax Harmonization, Tax Increases, Value-Added Tax, VAT | 130 Comments

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on September 27, 2010 at 11:08 am » Why Are We Paying Bureaucrats in Paris to Endorse Obama’s Statist Agenda? - Big Government

[…] bureaucracy based in Paris. The OECD is not as costly as the United Nations, but it still soaks up about $100 million of American tax dollars each year. And what do we get in exchange for all this money? Sadly, the answer is lots of bad policy. The […]
on September 27, 2010 at 11:48 am Why Are We Paying $100 Million to International Bureaucrats in Paris so They Can Endorse Obama’s Statist Agenda? « The Market Center Blog

[…] bureaucracy based in Paris. The OECD is not as costly as the United Nations, but it still soaks up about $100 million of American tax dollars each year. And what do we get in exchange for all this money? Sadly, the answer is lots of bad policy. The […]
on September 27, 2010 at 12:03 pm Why Are We Paying Bureaucrats in Paris to Endorse Obama’s Statist Agenda? | Conservatives for America

[…] bureaucracy based in Paris. The OECD is not as costly as the United Nations, but it still soaks up about $ 100 million of American tax dollars each year. And what do we get in exchange for all this money? Sadly, the answer is lots of bad policy. The […]
on January 29, 2011 at 8:56 am Greetings from San Marino

[…] I will speak later today about the ongoing battle between those who favor tax competition and those who want tax harmonization. Not surprisingly, my presentation will include some jabs at France, Germany, and other high-tax nations, as well as statist international bureaucracies such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developmen…. […]
on January 29, 2011 at 4:10 pm Greetings from San Marino « Sago

[…] I will speak later today about the ongoing battle between those who favor tax competition and those who want tax harmonization. Not surprisingly, my presentation will include some jabs at France, Germany, and other high-tax nations, as well as statist international bureaucracies such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developmen…. […]
on January 29, 2011 at 5:27 pm Greetings from San Marino « The Market Center Blog

[…] I will speak later today about the ongoing battle between those who favor tax competition and those who want tax harmonization. Not surprisingly, my presentation will include some jabs at France, Germany, and other high-tax nations, as well as statist international bureaucracies such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developmen…. […]
on March 1, 2011 at 2:39 pm New Video Explains that Tax Competition Is a Powerful Mechanism to Restrain the Greed of the Political Class « International Liberty

[…] effort by a Paris-based bureaucracy (the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, subsidized with American tax dollars!), which would undermine fiscal sovereignty by punishing jurisdictions that adopt pro-growth tax […]
on March 2, 2011 at 10:31 pm Federalismo, quello vero « L'antro dell'Apolide

[…] (l’Organizzazione per lo Sviluppo e la Cooperazione Economica, meglio conosciuta come OSCE, finanziata con soldi dei contribuenti americani!), che minerebbe le basi della sovranità fiscale punendo quelle giurisdizioni che adottino sistemi […]
on March 2, 2011 at 11:02 pm New Video Explains that Tax Competition Is a Powerful Mechanism to Restrain the Greed of the Political Class « Sago

[…] effort by a Paris-based bureaucracy (the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, subsidized with American tax dollars!), which would undermine fiscal sovereignty by punishing jurisdictions that adopt pro-growth tax […]
on March 4, 2011 at 1:48 am New Video Explains that Tax Competition Is a Powerful Mechanism to Restrain the Greed of the Political Class « The Market Center Blog

[…] effort by a Paris-based bureaucracy (the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, subsidized with American tax dollars!), which would undermine fiscal sovereignty by punishing jurisdictions that adopt pro-growth tax […]
on March 4, 2011 at 8:02 am Tax Competition Is a Powerful Mechanism to Restrain the Greed of the Political Class | Daringminds

[…] effort by a Paris-based bureaucracy (the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, subsidized with American tax dollars!), which would undermine fiscal sovereignty by punishing jurisdictions that adopt pro-growth tax […]
on March 4, 2011 at 8:02 am Tax Competition Is a Powerful Mechanism to Restrain the Greed of the Political Class | Conservatives for America

[…] effort by a Paris-based bureaucracy (the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, subsidized with American tax dollars!), which would undermine fiscal sovereignty by punishing jurisdictions that adopt pro-growth tax […]
on March 4, 2011 at 8:16 am Tax Competition Is a Powerful Mechanism to Restrain the Greed of the Political Class

[…] effort by a Paris-based bureaucracy (the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, subsidized with American tax dollars!), which would undermine fiscal sovereignty by punishing jurisdictions that adopt pro-growth tax […]
on March 22, 2011 at 1:38 am British Business Writer Explains: Thanks to Tax Competition and Tax Havens, the Greed of the Political Class Is Being Constrained « The Market Center Blog

[…] here’s a video on tax competition, which includes some well-deserved criticism of international bureaucracies and high-tax nations that are seeking to create global tax […]
on May 18, 2011 at 8:44 am Punish the French Rapist, but the Real Target Should be the IMF « International Liberty

[…] earned. That’s why I hold international bureaucracies in low esteem. Most of my efforts have focused on the OECD, a Paris-based (gee, what a surprise) bureaucracy that squanders American tax dollars on statist […]
on May 18, 2011 at 9:21 am Punish the French Rapist, but the Real Target Should Be the IMF « Sago

[…] earned. That’s why I hold international bureaucracies in low esteem. Most of my efforts have focused on the OECD, a Paris-based (gee, what a surprise) bureaucracy that squanders American tax dollars on statist […]
on May 24, 2011 at 9:48 am » Low-Tax Jurisdictions Should Resist OECD Attacks Against Tax Competition and Fiscal Sovereignty - Big Government

[…] previously explained why the OECD is a problematic institution – especially since American taxpayers are forced to squander about $100 million per year to […]
on May 24, 2011 at 10:01 am Low-Tax Jurisdictions Should Resist OECD Attacks Against Tax Competition and Fiscal Sovereignty | Conservatives for America

[…] previously explained why the OECD is a problematic institution – especially since American taxpayers are forced to squander about $ 100 million per year to […]
on May 24, 2011 at 11:19 am New Paper Explains Why Low-Tax Jurisdictions Should Resist OECD Attacks Against Tax Competition and Fiscal Sovereignty « Sago

[…] previously explained why the OECD is a problematic institution – especially since American taxpayers are forced to squander about $100 million per year to […]
on May 24, 2011 at 11:12 pm New Paper Explains Why Low-Tax Jurisdictions Should Resist OECD Attacks against Tax Competition and Fiscal Sovereignty | Cato @ Liberty

[…] previously explained why the OECD is a problematic institution – especially since American taxpayers are forced to squander about $100 million per year to […]
on May 31, 2011 at 7:32 am We Need More Politicians Willing to Resist the Tax Harmonization “Thieves’ Cartel” « International Liberty

[…] I’m back in Bermuda, but not for sun and fun. Instead, I’m like the little Dutch boy with his finger in the dike as part of my ongoing effort to thwart high-tax nations in their attacks against tax competition and tax havens at the “Global Tax Forum” of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. […]
on November 11, 2011 at 8:50 am Per Dollar Spent, OECD Subsidies May Be the Most Destructively Wasteful Part of the Federal Budget « International Liberty

[…] This video has more information on why the OECD is contrary to the interests of American taxpayers. […]
on November 12, 2011 at 11:25 am » Per Dollar Spent, OECD Subsidies May Be the Most Destructively Wasteful Part of the Federal Budget - Big Government

[…] This video has more information on why the OECD is contrary to the interests of American taxpayers. […]
on November 12, 2011 at 11:39 am Per Dollar Spent, OECD Subsidies May Be the Most Destructively Wasteful Part of the Federal Budget « Uncategorized « @griffinrc

[…] This video has more information on why the OECD is contrary to the interests of American taxpayers. […]
on November 17, 2011 at 11:00 pm OECD Subsidies May Be The Most Destructively Wasteful Part of the Federal Budget « Brave New Libertarian World

[…] This video has more information on why the OECD is contrary to the interests of American taxpayers. […]
on December 8, 2011 at 8:36 am Why Are American Tax Dollars Subsidizing a Paris-Based Bureaucracy so It Can Help the AFL-CIO Push Obama’s Class-Warfare Agenda? « International Liberty

[…] remember, all this is happening thanks to your tax dollars being sent to Paris to subsidize these anti-capitalism statists. GA_googleAddAttr("AdOpt", "1"); GA_googleAddAttr("Origin", "other"); […]
on December 8, 2011 at 3:59 pm Why Are U.S. Tax Dollars Subsidizing Anti-Capitalists In Paris? - Forbes

[…] remember, all this is happening thanks to your tax dollars being sent to Paris to subsidize these anti-capitalism statists. 0 comments, 0 called-out + Comment now + Comment now […]
on December 8, 2011 at 5:19 pm » Why Are U.S. Taxpayers Subsidizing a Paris-Based Bureaucracy to Help the AFL-CIO Push Obama’s Class-Warfare Agenda? - Big Government

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on December 12, 2011 at 1:16 pm Per Dollar Spent, OECD Subsidies May Be the Most Destructively Wasteful Part of the Federal Budget | Cato @ Liberty

[…] This video has more information on why the OECD is contrary to the interests of American taxpayers. […]
on December 14, 2011 at 2:02 am Understanding the Obama Economy - Page 3 - SailNet Community

[…] […]
on December 17, 2011 at 9:09 am Ending American Tax Dollars to the OECD Should Be a Minimal Test of GOP Fiscal Responsibility « International Liberty

[…] Actually, what I wrote is too timid. The OECD is a parasitical collection of bureaucrats who are pushing policies that would undermine American competitiveness and they are doing it with money from American taxpayers. […]
on December 18, 2011 at 11:43 am Class Warfare and Redistribution on US Taxpayers Dime | Tennesseans Watching Federal & State Government

[…] Actually, what I wrote is too timid. The OECD is a parasitical collection of bureaucrats who are pushing policies that would undermine American competitiveness and they are doing it with money from American taxpayers. […]
on December 30, 2011 at 8:43 am Obama Has United the World…in Opposition to Bad U.S. Tax Policy « International Liberty

[…] world is against FATCA, that’s not completely true. Some international bureaucrats in Paris, funded by American tax dollars, actually want the rest of the world to adopt the same Orwellian system. Here’s a blurb from […]
on December 30, 2011 at 12:11 pm Obama Has United the World … in Opposition to Bad U.S. Tax Policy | Ask Lawyer

[…] world is against FATCA, that’s not completely true. Some international bureaucrats in Paris, funded by American tax dollars, actually want the rest of the world to adopt the same Orwellian system. Here’s a blurb from […]
on December 30, 2011 at 12:13 pm » Obama Has United the World…in Opposition to Bad U.S. Tax Policy - Big Government

[…] world is against FATCA, that’s not completely true. Some international bureaucrats in Paris, funded by American tax dollars, actually want the rest of the world to adopt the same Orwellian system. Here’s a blurb from […]
on December 30, 2011 at 1:15 pm Obama Has United the World…in Opposition to Bad U.S. Tax Policy | PERSUASION IN INK

[…] world is against FATCA, that’s not completely true. Some international bureaucrats in Paris, funded by American tax dollars, actually want the rest of the world to adopt the same Orwellian system. Here’s a blurb from […]
on January 25, 2012 at 11:52 am Should the Fiscal Pyromaniacs at the IMF Get another $500 Billion so They Can Advocate Keynesian Spending and Class-Warfare Tax Hikes? « International Liberty

[…] I say no. Indeed, the IMF may even be worse than the OECD, another international bureaucracy that promotes a statist agenda. Rate this: Share this:PrintEmailFacebookTwitterMoredeliciousDiggFarkLinkedInRedditStumbleUponLike […]
on February 5, 2012 at 8:08 am » Should the United Nations Have the Power to Impose Global Taxes? - Big Government

[…] good on these issues. This is the Administration, after all, that avidly supports a scheme from an American-funded Paris-based bureaucracy that would result in something akin to an international tax organization. Same bad concept, but […]
on February 7, 2012 at 8:47 am Acting as the Typhoid Mary of the Global Economy, the OECD Urges Higher Taxes in Latin America « International Liberty

[…] forgive all these questions. I’m trying to figure out why any organization – even a leftist bureaucracy such as the OECD – would send out a press release entitled, “Rising tax revenues: a key to economic […]
on February 7, 2012 at 10:23 am Acting as the Typhoid Mary of the Global Economy, the OECD Urges Higher Taxes in Latin America - Forbes

[…] forgive all these questions. I’m trying to figure out why any organization – even a leftist bureaucracy such as the OECD – would send out a press release entitled, “Rising tax revenues: a key to economic […]
on February 7, 2012 at 12:42 pm » OECD Threatens Global Economy With Push for Higher Taxes in Latin America - Big Government

[…] forgive all these questions. I’m trying to figure out why any organization – even a leftist bureaucracy such as the OECD – would send out a press release entitled, “Rising tax revenues: a key to economic […]
on February 7, 2012 at 12:56 pm OECD Threatens Global Economy With Push for Higher Taxes in Latin America | PERSUASION IN INK

[…] forgive all these questions. I’m trying to figure out why any organization – even a leftist bureaucracy such as the OECD – would send out a press release entitled, “Rising tax revenues: a key to economic […]
on February 7, 2012 at 12:56 pm OECD Threatens Global Economy With Push for Higher Taxes in Latin America « News « @griffinrc

[…] forgive all these questions. I’m trying to figure out why any organization – even a leftist bureaucracy such as the OECD – would send out a press release entitled, “Rising tax revenues: a key to economic […]
on February 7, 2012 at 9:49 pm Acting as the Typhoid Mary of the Global Economy, the OECD Urges Higher Taxes … | April Fools Day

[…] forgive all these questions. I’m trying to figure out why any organization – even a leftist bureaucracy such as the OECD – would send out a press release entitled, “Rising tax revenues: a key to economic development […]
on February 19, 2012 at 5:17 pm Patriotism, Loyalty, Tax Competition, and “Tax Fugitives” « International Liberty

[…] opponents in this battle are high-tax governments, statist international bureaucracies such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developmen…, and left-wing pressure groups, all of which want to impose some sort of global tax cartel – […]
on February 26, 2012 at 12:04 pm » Patriotism, Loyalty, Tax Competition, and ‘Tax Fugitives’ - Big Government

[…] opponents in this battle are high-tax governments, statist international bureaucracies such as the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developmen…, and left-wing pressure groups, all of which want to impose some sort of global tax cartel – […]
on February 26, 2012 at 5:22 pm Patriotism, Loyalty, Tax Competition, and ‘Tax Fugitives’ |

[…] opponents in this battle are high-tax governments, statist international bureaucracies such as the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Developme…, and left-wing pressure groups, all of which want to impose some sort of global tax cartel—sort […]
on February 28, 2012 at 9:23 am To Boost Obama’s Redistribution Agenda, OECD Pushes Crazy Assertion that Poverty Is Higher in the U.S. than in Greece, Hungary, Portugal, and Turkey « International Liberty

[…] there’s another international bureaucracy, also funded by American tax dollars, that is even more pernicious. The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and […]
on February 28, 2012 at 1:58 pm To Boost Obama's Redistribution Agenda, OECD Pushes Crazy Assertion that Poverty Is Higher in the U.S. than in Greece, Hungary, Portugal, and Turkey - Forbes

[…] there’s another international bureaucracy, also funded by American tax dollars, that is even more pernicious. The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and […]
on February 29, 2012 at 8:11 am Does America Have More Poverty than Turkey?

[…] there’s another international bureaucracy, also funded by American tax dollars, that is even more pernicious. The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and […]
on March 1, 2012 at 7:32 am » OECD Pushes Crazy Assertion that Poverty Is Higher in the U.S. than in Greece, Hungary, Portugal, and Turkey - Big Government

[…] there’s another international bureaucracy, also funded by American tax dollars, that is even more pernicious. The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and […]
on March 1, 2012 at 11:00 am OECD Pushes Crazy Assertion that Poverty Is Higher in the U.S. than in Greece, Hungary, Portugal, and Turkey | PERSUASION IN INK

[…] there’s another international bureaucracy, also funded by American tax dollars, that is even more pernicious. The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and […]
on March 7, 2012 at 3:34 pm Saying No to Additional IMF Bailout Money Should Be a Minimum Test for the GOP « International Liberty

[…] So far, they’re holding reasonably firm on the tax issue. They don’t have control over the CBO and JCT thanks to Harry Reid, so we’ll give them a pass on that topic. And we’ll see later this year whether they agree to squander another $100 million on the OECD. […]
on April 18, 2012 at 9:48 am Time for Me to Defend My Work on Tax Havens « International Liberty

[…] everybody agrees with my analysis (gee, what a surprise). To cite one example, the petty bureaucrats at the OECD got so agitated at me in 2009 (when I was offering advice to representatives of so-called tax […]
on May 16, 2012 at 6:56 am Acting as the Typhoid Mary of the Global Economy, the OECD Urges Higher Taxes in Latin America | Cato @ Liberty

[…] forgive all these questions. I’m trying to figure out why any organization—even a leftist bureaucracy such as the OECD—would send out a press release entitled, “Rising tax revenues: a key to economic […]
on May 23, 2012 at 8:33 am Eurobonds: The Fiscal Version of Co-Signing a Loan for Your Unemployed Alcoholic Cousin Who Has a Gambling Addiction « International Liberty

[…] makes this particularly frustrating is that American taxpayers provide the largest share of the subsidies that keep the IMF and OECD afloat. In other words, we’re paying for left-wing bureaucrats, […]
on May 31, 2012 at 8:19 am The Steroid-Pumped Version of “Taxes Are for the Little People” « International Liberty

[…] that’s why defunding these parasitic international bureaucracies is not just good fiscal policy and good economic policy, it’s also the morally just policy. […]
on June 1, 2012 at 10:26 am The Steroid-Pumped Version of “Taxes Are for the Little People” – Daniel J. Mitchell – Townhall.com « Gds44's Blog

[…] that’s why defunding these parasitic international bureaucracies is not just good fiscal policy and good economic policy, it’s also the morally just […]
on July 8, 2012 at 12:52 pm Ho Hum, More Demands for Global Taxes from the United Nations « International Liberty

[…] kleptocratic nature of international bureaucracies (particularly my good buddies at the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), I’m never surprised when a bad proposal is […]
on July 9, 2012 at 11:31 am Ho Hum, More Demands for Global Taxes from the United Nations « A Moral Outrage

[…] kleptocratic nature of international bureaucracies (particularly my good buddies at the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), I’m never surprised when a bad proposal is […]
on July 9, 2012 at 1:17 pm More Demands for Global Taxes from the United Nations | Tennesseans Watching Federal & State Government

[…] kleptocratic nature of international bureaucracies (particularly my good buddies at the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), I’m never surprised when a bad proposal is […]
on July 13, 2012 at 12:01 pm A Picture of How Redistribution Programs Trap the Less Fortunate in Lives of Dependency « International Liberty

[…] Most of you know that I’m not a fan of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development because the Paris-based bureaucracy has such statist impulses. But even the OECD has written about […]
on July 16, 2012 at 4:37 am No More Subsidies to the OECD from American Taxpayers « International Liberty

[…] realize it’s a bold assertion, but the $100 million that American taxpayers send to Paris every year to subsidize the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is – on a per-dollar […]
on July 16, 2012 at 2:25 pm No More Subsidies to the OECD from American Taxpayers | Cato @ Liberty

[…] realize it’s a bold assertion, but the $100 million that American taxpayers send to Paris every year to subsidize the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is – on a per-dollar […]
on August 1, 2012 at 9:06 am International Data on Living Standards Show that the United States Should Not Become More Like Europe « International Liberty

[…] particularly the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The OECD, funded by American tax dollars, has become infamous for its support of statist pro-Obama […]
on August 1, 2012 at 11:32 am International Data on Living Standards Show that the United States Should Not Become More Like Europe | Cato @ Liberty

[…] particularly the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The OECD, funded by American tax dollars, has become infamous for its support of statist pro-Obama […]
on August 5, 2012 at 10:33 am How Libertarian Are You? A Test Involving Tractors, Pot, and Police Cars « International Liberty

[…] I’m not a complete coward. I almost got thrown in a Mexican jail for opposing the tax-hungry bureaucrats at the OECD. That has to count for something. Rate this:Share […]
on August 7, 2012 at 7:40 am Using the White House’s Own Benchmark, I Give Obamanomics an F on CNBC « International Liberty

[…] week, I shared some numbers from the left-wing OECD which showed that living standards are much higher in the United States than they are in […]
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

[…] is laughable. I’m guessing the author naively relied upon the slipshod analysis from the statists at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Those bureaucrats put together a moving-goalposts measure of income distribution and falsely […]
on August 18, 2012 at 10:50 pm N.Y. Times Repeats Lies And Slips Into More Absurdity—- Wants Us To Be More Like Italy!!! | suyts space

[…] there’s another international bureaucracy, also funded by American tax dollars, that is even more pernicious. The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and […]
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

[…] delighted to learn that the pampered bureaucrats at the IMF get tax-free salaries, just like their cousins at the OECD and the rest of the international […]
on November 13, 2012 at 8:23 am In the OECD’s Fantasy World, Higher VAT Taxes “Foster Growth and Employment” « International Liberty

[…] to keep in mind for lawmakers who are looking for an easy way to save $100 million without taking away any goodies from American […]
on November 24, 2012 at 9:01 am A Journalist’s First-Hand Report on the Corrupt Secrecy of an International Bureaucracy « International Liberty

[…] I’m not a big fan of international bureaucracies. They consume a lot of money, pay themselves extravagant (and tax-free!) salaries, and generally promote statist […]
on November 25, 2012 at 2:37 pm A Journalist’s First-Hand Report on the Corrupt Secrecy of an International Bureaucracy « OBAMA-B-GONEOBAMA-B-GONE

[…] I’m not a big fan of international bureaucracies. They consume a lot of money, pay themselves extravagant (and tax-free!) salaries, and generally promote statist […]
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

[…] I guess that’s not too surprising. Along with their tax-free colleagues at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the European Commission has been trying to undermine tax competition and make it easier for […]
on December 19, 2012 at 12:29 pm Portgual May Become the First of Europe’s Bankrupt Welfare States to Stumble upon a Genuine Recovery Formula: Less Spending AND Lower Tax Rates | Sago

[…] I guess that’s not too surprising. Along with their tax-free colleagues at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the European Commission has been trying to undermine tax competition and make it easier for […]
on December 28, 2012 at 12:47 am Austérité en Europe ? Quelle austérité ? | Contrepoints

[…] je suppose qu’il n’y a pas lieu d’être trop surpris. Avec ses collègues de l’OCDE, l’Union européenne a tenté de porter atteinte à la concurrence fiscale et de faciliter la […]
on January 1, 2013 at 5:44 am Liberals who want to help the poor through government programs don’t succeed « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

[…] Most of you know that I’m not a fan of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development because the Paris-based bureaucracy has such statist impulses. But even the OECD has written about […]
on January 11, 2013 at 8:22 am Open letter to President Obama (Part 217) « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

[…] Most of you know that I’m not a fan of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development because the Paris-based bureaucracy has such statist impulses. But even the OECD has written about […]
on January 17, 2013 at 10:33 am Socialism steals our freedom « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

[…] poverty is laughable. I’m guessing the author naively relied upon the slipshod analysis from the statists at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Those bureaucrats put together a moving-goalposts measure of income distribution and falsely […]
on January 17, 2013 at 10:59 am Obama’s stimulus failed according to his own figures « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

[…] week, I shared some numbers from the left-wing OECD which showed that living standards are much higher in the United States than they are in Europe’s […]
on January 28, 2013 at 7:53 am Open letter to President Obama (Part 227) « HaltingArkansasLiberalswithTruth

[…] poverty is laughable. I’m guessing the author naively relied upon the slipshod analysis from the statists at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Those bureaucrats put together a moving-goalposts measure of income distribution and falsely […]
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

[…] P.S. You probably won’t be surprised to learn that the crazy bureaucrats at the Paris-based OECD think the VAT is good for growth and jobs. Sort of makes you wonder why we’re subsidizing those statists with American tax dollars. […]
on February 9, 2013 at 5:48 pm Another Hypocritical Leftist Caught with His Hand in the Tax-Haven Cookie Jar « International Liberty

[…] bureaucrats at the OECD even threatened to have me tossed in a Mexican jail because I was advising representatives of […]
on February 10, 2013 at 7:10 am Another Hypocritical Leftist Caught with His Hand in the Tax-Haven Cookie Jar

[…] bureaucrats at the OECD even threatened to have me tossed in a Mexican jail because I was advising representatives of […]
on March 8, 2013 at 9:41 am The IMF, Higher Taxes, and Mitchell’s Law | International Liberty

[…] international bureaucracies are misguided. They promote statism and squander […]
on March 23, 2013 at 4:20 pm Targeting Multinationals, the OECD Launches New Scheme to Boost the Tax Burden on Business | International Liberty

[…] been very critical of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Most recently, I criticized the […]
on March 26, 2013 at 9:47 pm Targeting Multinationals, the OECD Launches New Scheme to Boost the Tax Burden on Business - Forbes

[…] been very critical of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Most recently, I criticized the […]
on March 28, 2013 at 6:35 am Targeting Multinationals, the OECD Launches New Scheme to Boost the Tax Burden on Business | lessbull.com

[…] been very critical of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Most recently, I criticized the […]
on March 28, 2013 at 9:32 am Does Your Family Have an Extra $5,500 to Pay the Higher Energy Taxes Proposed by the Bureaucrats at the IMF (Who Get Tax-Free Salaries)? | International Liberty

[…] If asked to name my least-favorite international bureaucracy, the easy answer would be the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. […]
on April 7, 2013 at 6:06 pm According to Washington Post Exposé, People Who Utilize Tax Havens Are Far More Honest than Politicians | International Liberty

[…] Having helped to start the organization, I wish CF&P was powerful. The Center has never had a budget of more than $250,000 per year, so it truly is a David vs. Goliath battle when we go up against bloated and over-funded bureaucracies such as the IRS and the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. […]
on April 10, 2013 at 7:17 am According to Washington Post Exposé, People Who Utilize Tax Havens Are Far More Honest than Politicians | lessbull.com

[…] Having helped to start the organization, I wish CF&P was powerful. The Center has never had a budget of more than $250,000 per year, so it truly is a David vs. Goliath battle when we go up against bloated and over-funded bureaucracies such as the IRS and the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. […]
on April 12, 2013 at 7:02 am A Tax Haven Primer for the New York Times | International Liberty

[…] probably exhausted your interest in videos, but if you’re game for one more, click here to learn more about the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, a statist […]
on April 25, 2013 at 12:54 pm Should Politicians Be Allowed to Exempt Themselves and their Staff from Obamacare? | International Liberty

[…] Second, I hate the utter hypocrisy of the political elite exempting themselves from the bad policies that get imposed on everyone else. That’s why, for instance, it galls me that the pro-tax bureaucrats at the OECD get tax-free salaries. […]
on April 25, 2013 at 2:25 pm If Obamacare is so wonderful then why are so many people trying to get exemptions? | The Daily Hatch

[…] Second, I hate the utter hypocrisy of the political elite exempting themselves from the bad policies that get imposed on everyone else. That’s why, for instance, it galls me that the pro-tax bureaucrats at the OECD get tax-free salaries. […]
on May 2, 2013 at 1:14 pm New European Data: When Tax Competition Is Weakened, Politicians Respond by Increasing Tax Rates | International Liberty

[…] those international bureaucrats (who, by the way, get tax-free salaries) are getting their wish. Tax rates are […]
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

[…] I don’t know if you’ll want to laugh or cry, but the tax-free bureaucrats at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development actually argue that the VAT is good […]
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

[…] I don’t know if you’ll want to laugh or cry, but the tax-free bureaucrats at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development actually argue that the VAT is good […]
on May 17, 2013 at 7:30 am OECD Study Admits Income Taxes Penalize Growth, Acknowledges that Tax Competition Restrains Excessive Government | International Liberty

[…] for Economic Cooperation and Development. The international bureaucracy is infamous for using American tax dollars to promote a statist economic […]
on May 17, 2013 at 9:13 pm OECD Study Admits Income Taxes Penalize Growth, Acknowledges that Tax Competition Restrains Excessive Government | lessbull.com

[…] for Economic Cooperation and Development. The international bureaucracy is infamous for using American tax dollars to promote a statist economic agenda. Most recently, it launched a new scheme to raise the tax […]
on June 2, 2013 at 8:28 am Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Which Country Has the Most Expensive Bureaucrats of All? | International Liberty

[…] sometimes it helps to realize that things could be worse. And based on some international data from my “friends” at the OECD, let’s be thankful the United States isn’t […]
on June 7, 2013 at 11:16 am The European Parliament’s Pro-Tax Politicians Should Go After their Own Tax-Protected Salaries | International Liberty

[…] I must say none of these examples of hypocrisy can compete with the bureaucrats from the OECD and IMF, both of whom get completely tax-free salaries while pushing for higher taxes on the rest […]
on July 3, 2013 at 10:53 am Buying Friends at the State Department | International Liberty

[…] $100 million in the garbage by subsidizing a leftist bureaucracy in Paris that advocates for higher taxes in the United […]
on July 3, 2013 at 2:47 pm Lisa

You are right of course we should not subsidize left wing bureaucrats any more than right wing bureaucrats who also use their positions to benefit themselves including but not limited to no bid government contracts, contracts for defective goods, contracts for items that are unnecessary for the operation of the government or the protection of its citizens, grants or loans to businesses who are neither obligated to repay the loan and whose assets end up in the hands of foreign entities just to name a few things
on July 5, 2013 at 7:43 am Milton Friedman’s advice to the Defense Dept | The Daily Hatch

[…] $100 million in the garbage by subsidizing a leftist bureaucracy in Paris that advocates for higher taxes in the United […]
on July 23, 2013 at 11:49 am Wall Street Journal Condemns OECD Proposal to Increase Business Fiscal Burdens with Global Tax Cartel | International Liberty

[…] Maybe the OECD wouldn’t be so quick to endorse higher taxes if the bureaucrats – who receive tax-free salaries – had to live under the rules they want to impose on […]
on July 28, 2013 at 12:01 pm The IRS Wants to Be Exempt from Obamacare While also Being in Charge of Making the Rest of Us Comply | International Liberty

[…] It galls me that the pro-tax bureaucrats at the OECD get tax-free salaries while pushing for higher taxes on everyone […]
on July 29, 2013 at 8:16 am The IRS has to make sure all of us abide by Obamacare but they want to be exempt from it!!!! | The Daily Hatch

[…] It galls me that the pro-tax bureaucrats at the OECD get tax-free salaries while pushing for higher taxes on everyone […]
on August 1, 2013 at 11:06 am Americans Are Far More Compassionate than “Socially Conscious” Europeans | International Liberty

[…] how does the United State compare to other nations? Well, I’m not a big fan of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, but the bureaucrats in Paris are quite good at collecting statistics from member nations and […]
on August 2, 2013 at 7:23 am Liberals pass on opportunity to voluntarily give to the U.S. Treasury Dept!!!!! | The Daily Hatch

[…] how does the United State compare to other nations? Well, I’m not a big fan of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, but the bureaucrats in Paris are quite good at collecting statistics from member nations and […]
on August 6, 2013 at 1:49 am Solidarité : les Américains beaucoup plus généreux que les Européens | Contrepoints

[…] comment les États-Unis se situent-ils par rapport aux autres nations ? Eh bien, je ne suis pas un grand fan de l'OCDE, mais les bureaucrates situés à Paris sont très bons pour la collecte de statistiques en […]
on September 2, 2013 at 8:03 am Even Scandinavian Welfare States Realize Too Much Dependency and Too Many Handouts Are Destructive | International Liberty

[…] to mean differences in income rather than lack of income. Sort of makes you wonder why we’re subsidizing their statist agenda with our tax […]
on September 18, 2013 at 12:53 am 100 years of the federal income tax | The Daily Hatch

[…] P.S. You probably won’t be surprised to learn that the crazy bureaucrats at the Paris-based OECD think the VAT is good for growth and jobs. Sort of makes you wonder why we’re subsidizing those statists with American tax dollars. […]
on October 5, 2013 at 6:15 am Cheered on by the OECD, Japan Announces Higher VAT Rate to Enable Bigger Government | International Liberty

[…] sure Japanese taxpayers are overjoyed to be subsidizing a bunch of bureaucrats in Paris (who get tax-free salaries!) who urge more taxes on other […]
on October 16, 2013 at 10:53 am Untaxed and Overpaid IMF Bureaucrats Recommend Huge Tax Hikes in America | International Liberty

[…] been an ongoing project for the OECD (another statist international organization filled with untaxed bureaucrats), and I guess the IMF wants to get in on the […]
on December 14, 2013 at 10:01 am Block Granting and Decentralization: The Sensible Way of Reducing Rampant Medicaid Fraud | International Liberty

[…] $100 million in the garbage by subsidizing a leftist bureaucracy in Paris that advocates for higher taxes in the United […]
on December 31, 2013 at 1:49 pm Unnecessary Burdens On Humanity Caused By Governments! | KEVIN's space

[…] been an ongoing project for the OECD (another statist international organization filled with untaxed bureaucrats), and I guess the IMF wants to get in on the action. But the most remarkable part of the IMF […]
on January 12, 2014 at 11:14 am Great Moments in Wasteful Spending…or Great Moments in Bizarre Regulation? | International Liberty

[…] $100 million in the garbage by subsidizing a leftist bureaucracy in Paris that advocates for higher taxes in the United […]
on February 13, 2014 at 11:56 am Message from the Political Class: All Your Money Belongs to Us | International Liberty

[…] it’s worth pointing out that bureaucrats at the OECD – including Gurria – are completely exempt from paying any income tax. So if there was an award for hypocrisy, he would win the […]
on February 17, 2014 at 2:56 am Open letter to President Obama (Part 520) (Should Politicians Be Allowed to Exempt Themselves and their Staff from Obamacare?) | The Daily Hatch

[…] Second, I hate the utter hypocrisy of the political elite exempting themselves from the bad policies that get imposed on everyone else. That’s why, for instance, it galls me that the pro-tax bureaucrats at the OECD get tax-free salaries. […]
on February 18, 2014 at 12:26 pm ABBA and the Story of the Most-Inane-Ever Tax Controversy | International Liberty

[…] a scandal at all. It’s simply the latest iteration of the left-wing campaign (bolstered by tax-free bureaucrats at the Paris-based OECD) to de-legitimize normal and proper tax […]
on February 19, 2014 at 10:11 am ABBA and the Story of the Most-Inane-Ever Tax Controversy | International Liberty | nebraskaenergyobserver

[…] not a scandal at all. It’s simply the latest iteration of the left-wing campaign (bolstered by tax-free bureaucrats at the Paris-based OECD) to de-legitimize normal and proper tax […]
on February 19, 2014 at 11:06 am Liberals hate tax deductions even if they are legitimate!!! | The Daily Hatch

[…] is not a scandal at all. It’s simply the latest iteration of the left-wing campaign (bolstered by tax-free bureaucrats at the Paris-based OECD) to de-legitimize normal and proper tax […]
on March 13, 2014 at 12:23 am Dear Senator Pryor, here are some spending cut suggestions (“Thirsty Thursday”, Open letter to Senator Pryor) | The Daily Hatch

[…] $100 million in the garbage by subsidizing a leftist bureaucracy in Paris that advocates for higher taxes in the United […]
on April 3, 2014 at 7:54 am Moral Corruption at the OECD: Using Dishonesty to Advance the Statist Agenda | International Liberty

[…] This international bureaucracy is infamous for pushing policies to expand the power of government. That’s not too surprising since it’s dominated by European welfare states. But it is amazing that Republicans seem to think it’s perfectly fine to send about $100 million each year to subsidize the OECD’s agenda. […]
on April 19, 2014 at 1:08 pm Another Amazing Example of Government Stupidity and Political Correctness | International Liberty

[…] $100 million in the garbage by subsidizing a leftist bureaucracy in Paris that advocates for higher taxes in the United […]
on April 20, 2014 at 9:57 pm Pouring gas on the fire to put it out, or something… | Head Space

[…] $100 million in the garbage by subsidizing a leftist bureaucracy in Paris that advocates for higher taxes in the United […]
on February 1, 2015 at 11:17 am Bringing Growth to the Developing World: The Role of Tax Havens and the Size of Government | International Liberty

[…] statists at the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (financed with our tax dollars) actually argue that higher taxes and more spending will somehow enable more prosperity, both in […]
on February 1, 2015 at 4:18 pm Bringing Growth to the Developing World: The Role of Tax Havens and the Size of Government - The Liberty Herald

[…] statists at the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (financed with our tax dollars) actually argue that higher taxes and more spending will somehow enable more prosperity, both in […]
on February 2, 2015 at 7:02 am MUSIC MONDAY ABBA and their tax policy!!! | The Daily Hatch

[…] not a scandal at all. It’s simply the latest iteration of the left-wing campaign (bolstered by tax-free bureaucrats at the Paris-based OECD) to de-legitimize normal and proper tax […]

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