Opinion
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Oklahoma Supreme Court Nixes Tax Hike Ballot Question
Opinion -The Oklahoma Supreme Court disallowed a ballot question that would have given voters the opportunity to decide whether to accept a set of tax increases the state government enacted earlier this year. -
Tied to the Mast: Connecticut Imposes a ‘Debt Brake’
Opinion -In Homer’s Odyssey, sailors are lured to the rocky shores of an island by an irresistible siren song. To prevent his ship from succumbing to the song, Odysseus orders his sailors to fill their ears with wax and tie him to the ship’s mast. -
Santa Monica, California Commissioners Recommend Subsidy Expansion
Opinion -The Santa Monica, California Rent Control Board will ask the City Council to approve a large expansion of a rent subsidy program for the elderly. -
Minnesota Tweaks Public Pension Programs
Opinion -Minnesota has enacted some changes to the state’s public pension programs. -
Cincinnati Soccer Team Announces Taxpayer-Subsidized Stadium Plan
Opinion -FC Cincinnati, a privately owned soccer team located in Cincinnati, Ohio, announced plans for a new stadium to be financed by a mixture of private and taxpayer money. -
Multilateral Anti-Development Banks
Opinion -USA finances prolonged poverty, misery, disease, and death through international banks. -
Facing Declining Population, Progressive Vermont Offers Cash to Lure Telecommuters
Opinion -As states compete to attract new residents and increase their tax bases, two very different strategies have come to the forefront. -
The Fight Over Obamacare Moves to the States
Opinion -Since Republicans failed to repeal and replace Obamacare when they had the chance in 2017, many have, rather wisely, decided to shift the battleground to the states. -
Illinois Is Better Off Bankrupt
Opinion -Illinois now has the worst credit rating in the municipal bond market. Moody’s Investment Services pegs Illinois’ debt at Baa3, and it could further downgrade that credit rating later in 2018. -
Gold Appears Quiescenta
Opinion -Gold news has not received much media coverage lately. That's not because what's been happening is unimportant. -
Our Nation’s Defense Is Too Important To Hire But One Cloud Storage Company
Opinion -I would be perfectly fine with – and actually feel a whole lot better – if the DoD created three backups of everything. Maybe even four would be good. -
Washington, DC Funds Failing Transit System with Tax Hikes
Opinion -The Washington, DC City Council is proposing raising taxes on ridesharing services and alcohol to increase funding for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA). -
Colorado Enacts Pension Reform
Opinion -The Colorado Legislature and Gov. John Hickenlooper enacted some reforms to the state’s public pension system. -
Dallas, Texas Officials Consider Bids to Manage Convention Center
Opinion -The city government of Dallas, Texas is seeking bids from private management companies interested in taking over day-to-day operations of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, the 12th-largest such facility in the United States. -
Nashville, Tennessee Voters Reject Light-Rail Proposal
Opinion -Nashville, Tennessee voters rejected a ballot proposal that would have increased several taxes to pay for a new, 26-mile-long, light-rail public transit system and electric-powered buses for the Nashville Metropolitan Transit Authority. -
Illinois Democrats Press for Progressive Income Tax
Opinion -Illinois state lawmakers propose changing to a progressive income tax to replace the state’s current flat tax. -
Seattle Residents Challenge New Jobs Tax
Opinion -Residents of Seattle, Washington are collecting signatures to place a referendum question asking voters to repeal a recently approved tax on local businesses earning more than $20 million a year. -
Once Again, the Farm Bill is Stuffed With Food Stamps
Opinion -Every five years Republicans and Democrats somehow reach across-the-aisle — however farfetched this may seem — to reauthorize the gargantuan “farm bill.” -
Seattle’s New Business ‘Head Tax’ Hurts Job Creators And Limits Economic Growth
Opinion -To the detriment of its residents and businesses, Seattle has been more active than any other city in pursuing new tax revenue. -
Farm Bill Shows Republicans at Their Worst
Opinion -Warning: Congress is preparing to pass a new farm bill. -
Government Duplicates When It’s Stupid – And Doesn’t When It’s A National Security Imperative
Opinion -“We could say the government spends like drunken sailors – but that would be unfair to drunken sailors. Because the sailors are spending their own money.” -
Crony Capitalism: Banks Make Money By ‘Making Money’
Opinion -When will Paul Krugman adapt to reality? -
Sugar Subsidies Should Go—Consumers And Candy Manufacturers Would Benefit
Opinion -No farm group spends more on lobbying to keep its sweet tooth satisfied than the sugar lobby. -
Wisconsin Enacts Entitlement Reforms
Opinion -Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed a series of bills reforming the state’s entitlement programs.