refundable tax credit for low-to-middle class individuals in the U.S.
Editors at the Washington Examiner analyze political implications of the recent Dobbs decision. Aside from the fact that it was issued a full two weeks after the much-anticipated Dobbs v.Jackson…
A state EITC would inherit the costs of the federal program without adding to the benefits, making it of questionable value. Legislators would get more bang for the buck by…
My commentary yesterday on the possibility of refunding some or all of the surplus to people has generated some discussion, thanks in part to a simpler version on this blog…
Have you ever wondered why people are not convinced by your arguments to get government out of the business of trying to fix a problem because its interventions only cause…
My colleague Jon Sanders wonders whether policies to help the poor actually help, finds that “policy is a small part of the overall social equation,” and concludes that the most effective ways…
There are few aspects of the 2013 tax reform in North Carolina that have drawn more criticisms from Democrats and progressives than the elimination of what is known as the…
Chris Edwards of the Cato Institute submits the following about his new report with Veronique de Rugy about the impact of the federal Earned Income Tax Credit. The study summarizes…
From the bill summary released in House Finance and Appropriations on March 3, 2015. CURRENT LAW: JDIG is a discretionary program of the State that provides funds to incentivize new…
Byron York explains in a column posted at Human Events why the president’s recent executive action on immigration opens the door for more abuse of programs that already face plenty…
Jim McTague of Barron’s devotes his latest “D.C. Current” column to the potential impact of President Obama’s recent immigration order on the federal Treasury. Several studies from pro-immigrant groups and…
One wonders whether the left-of-center policy group that put out a news release this week calling for restoration of North Carolina’s Earned Income Tax Credit realized that its plea fell…
Did the N.C. General Assembly’s 2013 tax reform package raise taxes on 80% of North Carolinians? In a television ad attacking U.S. Senate candidate and N.C. House Speaker Thom Tillis,…