Daniel Mitchell

Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute

As a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, Daniel Mitchell is a top expert on tax reform and supply-side tax policy, advocating for 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. 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.

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Congress Should Pass Obama's Jobs Plan - Piece by Piece

With Richard Epstein, Daniel Mitchell, Cecelia Rouse, Mark Zandi

October 25, 2011

For many Americans, unemployment is at the top of that list. In the face of a double-dip recession and an unprecedented long-term unemployment rate, President Obama unveiled the American Jobs Act before Congress. His plan? Lower the unemployment rate and stimulate the economy with $447 billion in employer tax breaks, jobless reintegration, state aid, and infrastructure projects, to be paid for with taxes on corporations and the wealthy. Will this plan bring a fast, effective boost to the job market,…

Congress Should Pass Obama's Jobs Plan - Piece by Piece

With Richard Epstein, Daniel Mitchell, Cecelia Rouse, Mark Zandi

October 25, 2011

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Congress Should Pass Obama's Jobs Plan - Piece by Piece

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