Recent Research: Budgets and Taxes

Research & Commentary: New Hampshire’s Vanishing Tax Advantage

John Nothdurft
April 26, 2010

New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch (D) has proposed his fifth cigarette tax increase in five years.

No. 126 The State Public Pension Crisis: A 50-State Report Card

Steve Stanek,
April 1, 2010

Taxpayers in almost every U.S. state owe large and possibly unpayable retirement pensions to the men and women who work for the government.

A Supply-Side Solution

John Hendrickson
March 1, 2010

 

Research & Commentary: Subsidizing Sports Stadiums

John Nothdurft
February 16, 2010

Since the 1990s, the building of new sports stadiums has increasingly relied on taxpayer funds, with subsidies growing from just a few million dollars in tax exemptions to unabashed corporate welfa

Research & Commentary: Universal Access and Service Funds Are Outdated, Costly

John Nothdurft
February 1, 2010

Federal and state universal access and service funds (UASFs) have become an ineffective and outdated use of taxpayer money.

Research & Commentary: Credit Union Member Business Lending

Matthew Glans
Matthew Glans
January 28, 2010

Access to credit is an essential component of a market system, and the tightening of credit markets in the course of the economic downturn has businesses and entrepreneurs struggling to sustain the

Research & Commentary: What Effect Would a Tobacco Tax Hike Have on Utah?

John Nothdurft
January 5, 2010

Tobacco tax hikes like the one being discussed in Utah should be recognized for what they are: unstable and regressive tax increases targeting a minority of citizens, fueling unsustainable governme

Research & Commentary: Transaction Taxes

Eli Lehrer
December 14, 2009