EconomyNews
Internet Tax Ban Moves a Step Closer to Becoming Permanent
Tension between federal and state powers over a permanent ban on Internet access taxes took the spotlight this week on Capitol Hill. Unless Congress votes… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Economic Crisis Survival: Germany Shows That Preparation Is Key
What do countries that weathered the Great Recession better than others have in common? They got in better shape before the crisis struck. Germany is… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Surprising States That Have Greater Income Inequality
For those in Washington obsessed with reducing income inequality, the standard prescription involves raising taxes on the well-to-do, increasing the minimum wage, and generally expanding… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Bobby Jindal: An Economic Lesson for Obama and Hollande
President Obama continues his European tour today with a stop in Paris. As he and French President Francois Hollande discuss options to resolve the ongoing… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A Global Wealth Tax Is a Lousy Idea
Thomas Piketty’s best-selling treatise “Capital in the 21st Century” elates liberals because it argues on behalf of soaking the rich with excessive taxation. Mr. Piketty’s… Read More
EconomyNews
How Smarter Policies Can Transform the States, Renew the Nation
His state doesn’t have pass-through taxes, so owners of small businesses don’t pay taxes on profits as part of their individual tax returns. In little… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Obamanomics Cost Now Tops $5,000 Per Family
This morning’s depressing revised calculation of the growth of the economy in the first quarter of 2014 (-1.0 percent) makes it official: The Obama expansion… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Permanent ‘Bonus Depreciation’ an Important Move Toward Tax Reform
The present tax system is biased against savings and investment in many ways. One of the most important is that, unlike other expenses, businesses must… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Thomas Piketty’s Questionable Data
Thomas Piketty made some questionable choices in adjusting and presenting the data that underlies his bestselling economics tome, “Capital in the Twenty-First Century.” Chris Giles,… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Ways and Means Committee Following Right Approach on Tax Extenders
The House Ways and Means Committee this week will mark up bills to extend permanently certain provisions in the tax extenders—a group of roughly 50… Read More
