Patrick Tyrrell is a research coordinator in The Heritage Foundation’s Center for International Trade and Economics.
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How high is the marginal tax rate on each additional dollar the average American earns? In other words, if you got a raise of one… Read More
“Taxmageddon,” also called a “massive fiscal cliff” by Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke, refers to the assortment of expiring tax relief combined with new Obamacare… Read More
Taxmageddon is getting ready to suffocate the U.S. economy under crushing tax increases on January 1, 2013. These tax hikes include the expiration of the… Read More
How many Americans depend on a government program for a basic (or not so basic) need? According to recently released Census Bureau data and Heritage… Read More
Since 1993, the Census Bureau has made available detailed data about federal government expenditures in its Consolidated Federal Funds Report (CFFR). The 2012 report will… Read More
This year, if Congress and the President fail to act on Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, parents are scheduled to be left out in the cold…. Read More
The 2012 Index of Dependence on Government, released today, should be a wake-up call for America. Published by The Heritage Foundation for the past 10… Read More
Barron’s published its year-end roundtable discussion with 10 money managers and financial market experts on Saturday. The star investors voiced their concerns about three government-related… Read More
Since the S&P 500 hit its high for 2011 on April 29 to August 10, 2011, $3.3 trillion invested in the U.S. stock market has… Read More
The U.S. Treasury Department came out today with its Debt Position and Activity Report for July. The news is bleak. With the additional $238 billion… Read More
