Topic:
Taxes
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Federal ‘School Choice’ Program Irks Left and Right
Opinion -A national “school choice” program in the “Big, Beautiful Bill” was signed into law on Independence Day by President Donald Trump, drawing both applause and concerns from conservatives. Language protecting religious liberty and seeking to restrain government control of private schools was stripped from the legislation before passage. Supporters argued that the program, even though […] -
PRESS RELEASE: Only Economic Growth and Budget Cuts Can Save America from Fiscal Collapse
Opinion -Press Release -New Policy Brief from The Heartland Institute explains how raising taxes would increase federal deficit and national debt. -
Proposition HH Is Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing for Colorado Taxpayers Bill of Rights
Opinion -Overall, any substantial benefits to the taxpayers in the form of property tax reductions would be overshadowed by long-term tax increases. As a good rule of thumb, if any liberal politician is pushing for “tax reform” it would inevitably take money out of taxpayers’ wallets. Proposition HH is, in fact, a wolf in sheep’s clothing for the rights the Colorado taxpayers have exercised since the implementation of TABOR. -
It’s Time to Let Citizens Vote on Any Future Debt Increases
Opinion -If citizens can vote on debt at the state and local level, why shouldn’t they have the power to vote on debt at the federal level as well? -
Taxation Without Taxation
Opinion -Politicians calculate that voters are less likely to notice higher prices than taxes. And if they notice, they may forget the policy hiking prices. -
Teachers and Students Finally Given Access to the Truth About Climate Change
Opinion -Editorial, Legacy Quarterly Report Newsletter -The Heartlander, Winter 2022 -
Can Tax Cheats Fund Biden’s Spending?
Opinion -Editorial -Banks are shouldering a cost burden towards regulatory compliance that could be used to fund Biden's spending plans. -
Corporate Tax Cronyism: Small Business Pays – Big Business (Esp. Big Tech) Doesn’t
Opinion -Editorial -Big Tech continues to be allowed to gain influence at no cost, while small businesses take the lion's share of the tax burden. -
Democrats’ ‘Climate Change’ Is Fake – But Their Taxes Are Real
Opinion -Editorial -Climate alarmism provides an excuse for increased taxation of fossil fuel companies, which inevitably shift this cost burden to the consumer. -
We Choose to Resist
Opinion -Editorial, Legacy Quarterly Report Newsletter -The Heartlander, Winter 2021 -
Newsom Pointing Finger in the Wrong Direction for Gas Prices
Opinion -environment-climate-news, Editorial -As America recovers from the COVID-19 shelter-in-place mandates, California cannot rid itself from the continuing and state-prescribed high costs of energy that other states are not shackled with. -
Proposed Violence Against Women Act Revisions Could Cost States Billions in Unemployment Benefits
Opinion -budget-tax-news, Editorial -Legislators in many states are considering bills that would reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) on the state level, jeopardizing the solvency of state Unemployment Insurance trust funds -
Profile: ‘CAFE’ Program Provides Free-Enterprise Perspective to University Students
Opinion -budget-tax-news, News -The Colloquium for the Advancement of Free-Enterprise Education at the University of Texas-Dallas teaches students about the foundations and history of the nation's economic system -
Hawaii Democrats Are Pushing a Broad Carbon Dioxide Tax
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Senate Democrats who passed Senate Bill 3150 which would impose a $40 per metric ton tax on of carbon dioxide emissions beginning in 2021, incrementally increasing the tax rate in stages to reach a price of $80 per metric ton by 2030. -
The Next Step in Health Care Reform: Health Financing Accounts
Opinion -Dr. Roger Beauchamp says Americans should go a step further than health savings accounts, with 'health financing accounts' (HFAs). -
Ohio Experts Recommend Steps to Reduce the Economic/Financial Hardships of COVID-19
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The Buckeye Institute recommends actions to reduce the negative economic impact of the COVID-19 Epidemic on Ohio's Economy. -
Oklahoma Mulls Tax Credit to Attract Doctors to Rural Areas
Opinion -health-care-news, News -Oklahoma legislators are considering a bill that would allow physicians to claim a $25,000 tax credit if they practice in underserved, rural communities. -
Washington state Supreme Court Blocks Greenhouse Gas Limits for Some Businesses
Opinion -environment-climate-news -Washington state’s Supreme Court invalidated portions of the state Department of Ecology’s (DEC) rules applying greenhouse gas emission caps to indirect emitters such as natural gas companies and fuel distributers. -
Profile: Empire Center – Working Toward A Better New York
Opinion -budget-tax-news -New York has earned its reputation as a high-tax state, but a major policy win by the Empire Center is helping change that. -
Taxpayer Protection Pledge Works, Thanks to Americans for Tax Reform
Opinion -budget-tax-news -ATR is known for the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, policy advocacy at the state and federal levels, and its wide-ranging coalition-building efforts. -
States Struggle to Control Legal Marijuana Markets
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Legal marijuana continues to compete with its black-market cousin because of the time needed to establish a legitimate marketplace and the taxes on legal marijuana. -
Wyoming Lawmakers Consider Imposing a Corporate Tax
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The bill could be considered during the next session of the legislature beginning in February 2020. -
Taxing Californians’ Patience
Opinion -Editorial -The new Prop. 13, very much unlike the iconic original, hurts taxpayers. -
Congress’ Spending Binge Continues Unabated
Opinion -Editorial -A bipartisan majority of the 535 federal lawmakers who roam the halls of the House and Senate agreed on one big thing: spending $1.4 trillion on discretionary programs for the coming fiscal year.