Dan Mitchell on Tax Policy

Check out these highly entertaining videos of class-warfare tax policy, Obama's deferral proposal, the social security tax plan, and corruption in the government. Dan Mitchell, an expert in tax reform from the Cato Institute, discusses the problems with these policies. Also, Dan Mitchell received his Ph.D in Economics from George Mason.



President Obama and other politicians are advocating higher taxes, with a particular emphasis on class-warfare taxes targeting the so-called rich.


President Obama's proposal to severely restrict "deferral" will cause a significant tax increase on American companies trying to earn market share in other nations. For all intents and purposes, the White House plan is protectionism, but the target is American companies rather than their foreign rivals.


In addition to several other tax increases, Barack Obama wants to increase the Social Security payroll tax burden by imposing the tax on income above $250,000. This would be a sharp departure from current law, which only requires that the tax be imposed on the amount of income needed to "pay for" promised benefits. But more important, at least from an economic perspective, the initiative would increase the top tax rate on productive behavior by as much as 12 percentage points - and this would be in addition to his proposal to kill the 2003 tax rate reductions and further boost the top rate by 4.6 percentage points. This mini-documentary explains why a big tax rate increase on highly productive people would be very damaging to America's prosperity, especially in a competitive global economy.


Washington is riddled with corruption, much of which actually is legal. The politicians and other insiders claim that more ethics laws and lobbying rules are the solution. Some even say the only answer is campaign finance laws that restrict 1st Amendment rights to fully participate in the political process.

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SFL Conferences: Get the word out!

The Students For Liberty conferences are a great experience and wonderful opportunity to network, advance your understandings, and meet other liberty-orientated students. Check out this message from SFL on their upcoming conferences:


At Students For Liberty we are excited to announce that we will be hosting seven Regional Conferences this year. Building on the success of our famous International Conference and last year's Regional Conferences, we are taking the liberty message on the road to campuses across the country. These conferences, co-sponsored by the Don Smith Family Foundation, will allow us to reach new minds and swell the ranks of the student movement for liberty.

Each Regional Conference will feature expert speakers, three meals, and an evening social event. Last year's keynote speakers included Foundation for Economic Education President Lawrence W. Reed, Harvard University Professor Jeffrey Miron, and Cato Institute Senior Fellow Tom Palmer. This is not an opportunity you or your friends should miss!

To promote and organize these conferences we have launched a new website: www.politicalconferences.org. This site will act as your center of information for all news and updates related to the Regional Conferences. The site also features this video, which will give you a better idea of what the conferences are about and can help you advertise to other students. Click the link below if the video does not display correctly in your email.

SFL Fall 2009 Conferences Promo from Students For Liberty on Vimeo.

Here is a full list of the upcoming Regional Conferences:

• Midwestern Conference - October 10 - University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
• Southern Conference - October 24 - Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC
• Western Conference - October 24 - Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ
• Texas Conference - October 24 - University of Texas, Austin, TX
• Northeastern Conference - November 7 - Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
• Mid-Atlantic Conference - November 7 - Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
• Ivy League Alliance For Liberty Conference - January 2010 - Columbia University, New York, NY

Registration forms for the conferences will be available shortly. Until then, we need your help to spread the word about these conferences. Hear is a list of ways that you can help:

1. Forward this email to your friends and group members.
   
2. Click here to RSVP for the events on Facebook.
3. Post links to the website and video on your favorite liberty blogs, message boards, and Facebook pages.
4. If you want to get involved in helping plan a conference, contact your Regional Director. Their contact information is listed on the page of their respective conference.

Again, we cannot make the Regional Conferences a success without your help. If you have any questions please visit the new website www.politicalconferences.org or email info@studentsforliberty.org.