EconomyAnalysis
Infographic: Is It Time to Update the Tax System?
The Heritage Foundation’s Matthew Streit wrote more about this in a column last month for The Daily Signal: The last major update to the U.S…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Much Do the Top 1 Percent Pay of All Taxes?
Ever since President Obama started running for president in 2007, there has been a debate about how much tax rich Americans pay and whether they… Read More
PoliticsNews
This Map Shows Most Conservative and Liberal Town in Each State
What are the most conservative and liberal towns in your state? This map, compiled by Business Insider, depicts the most left-leaning and right-leaning towns in… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Congress Can Raise Your Income 10 Percent By Updating the Tax Code
Congress could raise your family’s income by 10 percent, or maybe even more. And it could do it with a policy reform that has the… Read More
EconomyNews
Start From Scratch on Taxes? Why There’s a Bipartisan Push to Sunset the Tax Code
Few people in either party in Washington are happy with the current tax code, so what if we simply started over? That is at the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Our High Corporate Tax Rate Hurts Our Economy
COMBINED CORPORATE TAX RATES (2014) Source: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The U.S. corporate tax rate is the highest in the developed… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Is Your State on the Path to Prosperity or the Poorhouse?
States across the U.S. share the common goal of economic prosperity, but they differ vastly in how they set out to achieve it. The latest… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Many Americans Will Be in the 1% (For One Year)
Who in America will earn the most money this year? You might as well ask who will win the Major League Baseball batting title. Each… Read More
EconomyCommentary
15 Cents of Every Dollar You Earn Goes to Funding These Government Programs
Out of every dollar you earn, 15 cents goes directly to payroll taxes. Your payroll taxes fund Social Security and Medicare (both “pay-as-you-go” programs) benefits… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Most Americans Say It’s Time to Update the Tax System
The last major update to the U.S. tax system was in 1986—over 29 years ago. Think about how much has changed since then. In 1985,… Read More
