overview of taxation in the United States
Trump’s tariffs have: imposed significant costs on U.S. households, harmed GDP, did not reduce America’s trade balance, and amounted to the largest tax increase since 1993.
Stephen Green writes for PJMedia.com about an interesting source of criticism about the socialist New York City mayor. Dem strategist Mark Penn took to X during the wee hours Wednesday…
Editors at Issues and Insights write about US Rep. Ro Khanna’s telling admission about a new tax proposal. It took less time than we would have imagined, but proponents of…
At long last, a budget proposal has been presented by the North Carolina General Assembly. Ours was the only state to go the entire fiscal year of 2025–26 without a…
Ira Stoll writes for the Washington Free Beacon about socialist US Sen. Bernie Sanders’ latest bad idea. Senator Bernie Sanders, the socialist from Vermont who with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and…
This letter was sent to members of the North Carolina Senate on April 30, 2026. Dear Senator, On behalf of the John Locke Foundation, I urge the Senate to support…
The purpose of the North Carolina Budget, Tax, and Economic Highlights guide is to equip the legislator, as well as the layman, with updated data to better understand state fiscal…
Jim Geraghty of National Review Online pokes holes in Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s promise to govern as a moderate. [O]nce Spanberger was in office, her moderate mask began to slip.…
Philip Hamburger explains why California’s proposed wealth tax strays from constitutional boundaries. California’s proposed billionaire tax is unconstitutional. The ballot initiative calling for one-time retroactive 5% tax on the net…
Matt Weidinger of the American Enterprise Institute explains how the COVID pandemic exposes a problem that requires significant reform. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed significant flaws in the nation’s unemployment insurance…
Editors at Issues and Insights ponder America’s migration trends. When U-Haul released its latest “Growth Index” this week, it made us wonder if blue states will ever get a clue.…
Nora Sullivan writes for the Daily Signal about the national significance of New York City’s mayoral race. “Together, we can tax the rich, heal the sick, house the poor, defund…