Publications
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Research & Commentary: The Effects of Dividend Tax Changes
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Several tax increases are set to go into effect at the end of 2012 unless Congress renews the “Bush Tax Cuts.” One of the most significant increases would be a tax hike on dividends of up to189 percent. -
Research & Commentary: Designing Tax Credit Scholarships
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The New York Times published an article in May purporting to indict tax credit scholarship programs with evidence some scholarship-granting nonprofits were poorly and unethically managed. -
Research & Commentary: The Public’s Knowledge and Opinions of School Choice
Publication -Research and Commentaries -In the past 18 months, the number and reach of school choice programs have increased exponentially across the United States, bolstered by Republican governors and legislative majorities elected in 2010. -
- Taxes
- Environment & Energy
- Government & Liberty
- Employment
- Education
- Health Care
- FIRE
- Economy
- Government Spending
- Technology
The Leaflet – Governor Walker’s Act 10
Publication -The Leaflet -It has been a year since Wisconsin’s Act 10, which limited collective bargaining rights for most public employees, went into effect. The passing of these reforms has led to next week’s nationally significant recall election of Governor Scott Walker. -
Research & Commentary: Carried Interest Taxes
Publication -Research and Commentaries -One issue currently under debate is how carried interest, the share of the profits of an investment or investment fund that is paid to an investment manager as compensation, will be taxed. -
Research & Commentary: Interstate Health Care Compacts
Publication -Research and Commentaries -While the Supreme Court considers the fate of the federal health care law, some states are attempting to take more control over health care by engaging in interstate health care compacts. -
Research & Commentary: Stafford Student Loans
Publication -Research and Commentaries -As outstanding U.S. college student debt passed the $1 trillion mark this year and college costs continued to rise faster than health care costs, U.S. policymakers have made several changes and proposals to meet increasing public concern. -
Wisconsin’s Act 10: A Partial Fix for the State Budget Deficit
Publication -Policy Briefs -Wisconsin Act 10, Gov. Scott Walker’s landmark budget and unionization reform bill, has allowed school districts across the state to balance budgets without teacher layoffs, according to a new report from The Heartland Institute. -
Research & Commentary: Illinois Cigarette Tax Won’t Fix Medicaid
Publication -Research and Commentaries -After raising the state’s personal income and corporate tax last year, Illinois is considering a $1 per pack hike in the state’s cigarette tax. Advocates claim the tax would help pay for ballooning Medicaid costs, which are over budget by $2.7 billion. -
Research & Commentary: Crop Insurance Reform
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Farmers buy crop insurance for protection against the financial impact of natural disasters affecting their crops and the loss of revenue caused by declines in agricultural commodity prices. -
Research & Commentary: New Jersey Education Tax Credits
Publication -Research and Commentaries -New Jersey Gov. -
Research & Commentary: School District Budgets
Publication -Research and Commentaries -School districts often finalize budgets in the spring, so it’s an opportune time to consider how they can convert the “new normal” of budget cuts into benefits for schools and children. U.S. -
Research and Commentary: Pet Insurance as a Policy Model
Publication -Research and Commentaries -According to 2011–12 statistics from the Humane Society of the United States, U.S. residents own approximately 78.2 million dogs and 86.4 million cats. -
Research & Commentary: Levees and Flood Mitigation
Publication -Research and Commentaries -For more than a century, the United States has attempted to control water almost entirely with levees and other “structural” means. During that time the cost of flood damage has more than tripled in inflation-adjusted terms. -
Research & Commentary: Medicare Physician Reimbursement
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Physicians were given insight into their cost-effectiveness last month when the federal government sent reports detailing the cost and quality of their services. -
Research & Commentary: Plastic Bag Bans
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Following the San Francisco city council’s decision in 2007 to ban the use of plastic bags at grocery stores and chain pharmacies, a number of local governments have implemented similar policies within their jurisdiction. -
- Taxes
- Environment & Energy
- Government & Liberty
- Education
- Health Care
- FIRE
- Technology
- Government Spending
- Economy
The Leaflet – Bullying Teachers
Publication -The Leaflet -Teachers unions react badly to teachers who don’t fall in line behind them. The unions’ methods range from public shamings and labor complaints to coordinated pressure on administrators to fire or withhold promotion from dissenters. -
Research & Commentary: Obamacare Costs Taxpayers $4 Trillion
Publication -Research and Commentaries -A new report from the Joint Economic Committee of Congress, using Congressional Budget Office data, reveals the federal health care law will impose $4 trillion in tax increases by 2035. -
Research & Commentary: Credit Union Member Business Lending and Bill S. 2231
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The U.S. Senate is considering a bill that would lift—but not eliminate—the current cap on credit unions’ ability to lend to businesses. -
Research & Commentary: Federal Flood Insurance Subsidies in Puget Sound
Publication -Research and Commentaries -For more than four decades, the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has subsidized construction in floodplains in the United States. Although intended to break even and discourage construction in the most flood-prone areas, NFIP has done neither. -
Research & Commentary: Teachers Association Options
Publication -Research and Commentaries -For many decades, unions were the only large-scale professional organizations available to teachers and education administrators. -
- Government & Politics
- Taxes
- Environment & Energy
- Government & Liberty
- Education
- Health Care
- FIRE
- Government Spending
- Technology
- Economy
The Leaflet – Standing With ALEC
Publication -The Leaflet -“Color of Change,” Common Cause, the Center for Media and Democracy, and other extreme leftist groups’ attempts to defame the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) are not surprising. -
Research & Commentary: Medicare Competitive Bidding
Publication -Research and Commentaries -The policy centerpiece of House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) budget proposal this year is his Medicare reform. -
Research & Commentary: Taxing Internet Sales in Connecticut
Publication -Research and Commentaries -Connecticut is one of many states struggling to balance their budgets by introducing taxes on Internet goods and services.