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In the latest issue of Regulation magazine, M. Todd Henderson reviews last year’s brouhaha over health insurance and birth control. According to Henderson, lost in the firestorm about religion and feminism were larger lessons about health care policy and regulation. Also in this issue, Cato scholar Richard L. Gordon argues that new federal efforts to cut emissions are the result of longstanding legal and judicial mandates, not a sudden Obama administration push.
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Contrary to countless tales of its demise, U.S. manufacturing has always been strong relative to its own past and relative to other countries’ manufacturing sectors.
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More Bang for Your Buck
The Cato Institute tops a new measure of think tank performance in the United States, according to a recent report. Cato bested all other U.S. think tanks in the main category of “Aggregate Profile per Dollar Spent.” “I’m grateful to the Center for Global Development for showing that Cato gives its sponsors something I wish government gave more of to taxpayers: bang for the buck,” said Cato CEO John Allison.
Daniel J. Mitchell is a top expert on tax reform and supply-side tax policy. Mitchell is a strong advocate of a flat tax and international tax competition. Prior to joining Cato, Mitchell was a senior fellow with The Heritage Foundation, and an economist for Senator Bob Packwood and the Senate Finance Committee. He also served on the 1988 Bush/Quayle transition team and was Director of Tax and Budget Policy for Citizens for a Sound Economy. His articles can be found in such publications as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Investor’s Business Daily, and Washington Times. He is a frequent guest on radio and television and a popular speaker on the lecture circuit. Mitchell holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in economics from the University of Georgia and a Ph.D. in economics from George Mason University.
Tax Havens Should Be Emulated, Not Persecuted
The Hill. April 19, 2013.
The Gloomy Prospects for Tax Reform
Daily Caller. April 15, 2013.
Tax Havens Allow Economic Vitality
The New York Times (Online). April 11, 2013.
OECD Launches New Effort to Undermine Tax Competition
Tax and Budget Bulletin No. 68. March 12, 2013.
Will Federal Health Legislation Cause the Deficit to Soar?
Tax and Budget Bulletin No. 58. November 1, 2009.
Tax and Budget Bulletin No. 53. February 1, 2009.
Tax Truths. April 2009.
Prosperitas. Vol. 7. No. 5. August 2007.
Conversations: Daniel Mitchell and Chris Edwards
Tax Notes. July 30, 2007.
Tax Reform to Encourage Growth, Reduce the Deficit, and Promote Fairness
Testimony. March 1, 2012.
Process Reforms to Restrain Leviathan
Testimony. July 27, 2011.
The Case against the Value-Added Tax
Testimony. July 26, 2011.
The Global Flat Tax Revolution
Policy Report. July/August 2007.
Tax Cutting and Economic Growth: Lessons from the Coolidge Tax Reform
April 11, 2013. Policy Forum.
Cato Club Naples - The Sequester and Other Possible Victories in the Battle to Restrain Leviathan
April 10, 2013. City Seminar.
Taxes, Spending, and the Fiscal Cliff
December 13, 2012. Sponsor E-Briefing.
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