Obama’s New “Grand Bargain” Is Another Tax Increase
President Obama gave his second in series of summer speeches on the economy today. Like his first speech last week, he recycled several old policies… Read More
Reid Throws Major Roadblock in Front of Tax Reform
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D–NV) has just thrown a roadblock in front of tax reform that could stall the strong momentum that has been… Read More
Internet Sales Tax: Wishful Thinking Can’t Make It Pro-Growth
A new study argues that the misnamed Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA), better known as the Internet sales tax, would be good for economic growth. But… Read More
Gandolfini’s Death and the Need to Repeal the Death Tax
James Gandolfini died of a heart attack last month while traveling in Rome. The Sopranos star was estimated to be worth nearly $70 million, leaving… Read More
Phil Gramm’s Excellent Tax Reform Game Plan Has Just One Flaw
The momentum for tax reform continues to build. Adding to it is former Senator Phil Gramm (R–TX), who wrote an op-ed in The Wall Street… Read More
Deficient GAO Report Hurts Tax Reform Efforts
There is broad consensus that corporate tax reform is necessary to unleash business investment that the currently uncompetitive system prevents. Regrettably, some will use a… Read More
Baucus–Hatch “Blank Slate” Tax Reform a Positive Step but Too Narrowly Focused
Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee Max Baucus (D–MT) and Ranking Member Senator Orrin Hatch (R–UT) recently proposed a “blank-slate” approach to tax reform. This… Read More
Heritage Briefing: Internet Sales Tax
With talk heating up for Congress to create an Internet sales tax, Heritage pulled in leading telecommunication and tax experts yesterday for a Capitol Hill… Read More
House Republicans Are Right to Focus on Spending Cuts as Part of Debt Ceiling Increase
This week, the House Republican conference met to discuss what their priority will be in connection with any vote to increase the debt ceiling. This… Read More
Tax Reform: Ways and Means Committee Takes Another Step
The House Ways and Means Committee took another necessary step toward tax reform with a report requested from and issued through the Joint Committee on… Read More
