EconomyCommentary
The State of Tax Reform in 2016
Tax reform remains a central issue in Washington because of its overwhelming necessity. Tax reform is badly needed to revive the slow-growing economy and increase… Read More
EconomyNews
What Happened After This Blue State Introduced an Income Tax to Balance Its Budget
In 1991, Connecticut Gov. Lowell Weicker decried the state’s “orgies of spending,” and said his income tax proposal—which would include fiscal discipline—would balance the books. Connecticut… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Astonishing Amount of Taxpayer-Financed Loans That Have Gone to Failed Businesses
Small businesses are America’s backbone. They employ more than half of America’s workforce, and for every large business (more than 500 employees), there are 1,500… Read More
PoliticsNews
‘Just a Charade’: House Conservatives Decry IRS Chief’s Capitol Hill Visit
Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen made the rounds Wednesday on Capitol Hill to discuss his potential impeachment, meeting with two of the largest GOP… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Back Again: This Time Obama Administration Wants a Taxpayer Bailout for Puerto Rico
Less than two months after Congress passed a package aimed to provide financial relief for Puerto Rico, the Obama administration is already at it again—this… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Goodlatte’s Internet Sales Tax Plan Is Better, but Still Falls Short
House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte, R-Va., has reignited the debate over state taxes on out-of-state (mostly internet-based) sales in releasing draft legislation to allow such… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Sneaky Way Obama Is Hiking Death Taxes
President Barack Obama isn’t afraid to enact his agenda over the will of Congress. At this late stage in his presidency, he’s still overreaching his… Read More
EconomyCommentary
These Tax Code Changes Could Save Average American Families Around $4,000 a Year
It’s a nuisance when an ATM charges you money to take money out. Imagine having to pay 31 cents for every dollar you withdraw. That’s how… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Soaring Business Taxes Hurt America’s Ability to Compete
Countries around the world have made maintaining low corporate tax rates, as well as reducing rates, a priority in recent years. Meanwhile, the United States… Read More
EconomyCommentary
What Government Action Poses the Greatest Risk to Growth
Proponents of higher government spending have used the Great Recession to argue that balanced government budgets hurt economic growth. In a new paper published by… Read More
