EconomyCommentary
There is widespread agreement that the tax code is inhibiting economic growth and harming American families as a result. Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., ranking… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Suddenly everyone in Washington wants a gas tax hike—apparently so consumers don’t save too much money at the pump. As prices keep falling, the politicians… Read More
EconomyNews
The House Budget Committee’s top Democrat is out with a new plan that he says will put more money back in the pockets of middle… Read More
EconomyCommentary
For “Outrageous Government Scam of 2014,” it’s hard to compete with the news of the supersized public employee pensions in California. If you haven’t already… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Larry Summers, former treasury secretary and economic advisor to the Obama administration, says low oil prices offer a ripe opportunity to impose a carbon tax…. Read More
EconomyNews
CULLMAN, Ala.—As the power structure in Montgomery looks for ways to make up a budget shortfall in 2015, a state cigarette tax increase may be… Read More
EconomyNews
A recent audit showing the Internal Revenue Service handed out $14.5 billion in improper earned income tax credits in 2012 came as little surprise to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Thanks to one tiny provision stuffed into the CRomnibus spending bill, millions are now familiar with the financial term swap. This provision essentially undoes a… Read More
LawNews
The nation’s tax chief decided not to tell Congress that the IRS was targeting conservative groups, an action that would have brought to light the… Read More
EconomyNews
With Wisconsin leading the way, 14 states enacted “significant, broad-based tax cuts” in 2014, according to a report released this week. Surprisingly, several states controlled… Read More
