Why Unions Want Higher Taxes
No one likes tax increases, right? Not quite. Government unions do. In California, government unions recently postponed their contract negotiations until after a vote on… Read More
Chart of the Week: How to Simplify the Tax Code and Lower Taxes
House Republicans return to Washington today to vote on a two-month payroll tax extension. If news reports are correct, the bill is likely to fail,… Read More
VIDEO: Hutchison Hammers Liberals for Opposing Social Security Reform
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), in an exclusive interview with Heritage, criticized her liberal colleagues for opposing Social Security reform, warning that they would… Read More
Semantics: “New Revenues” v. Tax Increases
If you’re following the evolving terms of the budget debate, the hip new phrase is “new revenues.” It sounds so much cooler than “tax increases.”… Read More
PODCAST: Taxes on the Rich
In a timely Heritage in Focus, Heritage expert Curtis Dubay discusses part of President Obama’s budget proposal to raise taxes on the wealthy – those… Read More
Hoover, FDR and Clinton Tax Increases: A Brief Historical Lesson
The obvious reason to prevent a tax hike by extending current tax rates is that doing so will prevent further economic harm to an already… Read More
Spending Cuts Are Good for the Economy
Reducing budget deficits by cutting government spending has a stronger record of economic stimulus than either reducing the deficit with tax increases or increasing government… Read More
Morning Bell: Obama’s Desperate Times and Desperate Measures
Faced with predictions of staggering losses for his party in November’s midterm elections, President Barack Obama today appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America” and said,… Read More
House Votes to Raise Estate Tax this Week
The U.S. House of Representative could vote as early as Wednesday of this week to increase the estate tax (known popularly as the death tax)…. Read More
Congress Considers Steep Death Tax Increase
Leaders in the House of Representatives recently discussed the possibility of extending the death tax at its current rate and exemption levels for one year… Read More
