How our current system of high and complicated taxes are damaging economic growthThe features that should be found in a well-designed tax system and have been known since Adam Smith’s maxims appeared in Volume 2 of The Wealth of Nations in 1776. A well-designed tax system should have the...

How our current system of high and complicated taxes are damaging economic growthThe features that should be found in a well-designed tax system and have been known since Adam Smith's maxims appeared in Volume 2 of The Wealth of Nations in 1776. A well-designed tax system should have the...

In the 24th IEA Discussion Paper, David B. Smith takes an historical perspective on the 2009 Budget forecasts. His analysis concludes that the budget deficit will reach levels that are unprecedented in peacetime.The government's preferred market-price GDP measure overstates national output...

In the 24th IEA Discussion Paper, David B. Smith takes an historical perspective on the 2009 Budget forecasts. His analysis concludes that the budget deficit will reach levels that are unprecedented in peacetime.The government’s preferred market-price GDP measure overstates national output...