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Phil Gramm and Michael Solon examine the interplay between tariffs and tax cuts. Republicans are counting on voters being pleasantly surprised by larger-than-expected tax refunds this spring thanks to new…
Matt Weidinger discusses one bad public policy that unites Democrats and Republicans. The House of Representatives recently passed by a single vote Republicans’ “One Big Beautiful Bill” that reflects President Donald Trump’s…
A new study shows that 2017’s federal corporate tax cuts didn’t lead to increased wages — but it only told a small part of the story. The Tax Foundation argued…
Since 2016, the federal government has massively subsidized renewable sources of electricity — with wind receiving nearly 20 times more subsidies per unit of power generated than nuclear, and solar…
Sometimes the media's agenda is revealed more by what they don't say.
The U.S. House and Senate voted along party lines to pass the latest tax and spend bill, “The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022,” (IRA) sending it to President Biden’s desk.…
This bill's tax burden would fall disproportionately on the poorest households.
Kyle Pomerleau of the American Enterprise Institute offers a warning about pending changes in federal tax law. Two major changes to the business tax base enacted as part of the…
Phil Gramm and Mike Solon write in the Wall Street Journal about Democratic tax policies based on a clear fallacy. President Biden’s effort to pass the largest tax increase in…
Editors at National Review Online critique the latest tax proposal from U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her Democratic colleagues. House Democrats have put forward a worst-of-both-worlds tax proposal: punishing…
Chris Edwards of the Cato Institute offers this preview of his latest piece: ProPublica is making a splash with articles claiming that rich people pay little tax, based on stolen…
Introduction Public-sector unions are central to some of the most contentious public policy issues in contemporary America. Do unions improve or impair the political process and elections? Do police unions…