Budget and Tax
Friday, December 14, 2007Are You Ready for Some Football?Not to mention phony economic claims Filed As: Budget and TaxSome athletes are known for their skill in acting as the victim of a non-existent foul. According to the Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Institute, the Team that Rooney Built is more »»
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Thursday, December 13, 2007Rating Legislators on LibertyFiled As: Budget and Tax, Economic principlesSingle-interest groups are well known for issuing report cards on legislators on the issues of abortion, taxes, and so forth. The Goldwater Institute has its own report card. Instead of focused on a single issue, it evaluates Arizona legislator's ... more »»
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Wednesday, December 12, 2007Hope for Michigan? "Let's Get Started Now"Filed As: Budget and TaxMichigan has been a poster child for "what not to do." Is there hope on the horizon? Perhaps, says the Mackinac Center for Public Policy. Gov. Jennifer Granholm has said "I’m not ever going to raise taxes again," and, "It has to be cuts and reforms." ... more »»
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Wednesday, December 12, 2007Tax Shift, or Tax Shaft?Filed As: Budget and TaxBeware of tax reforms. As Kelly McCuthen writes for the Georgia Public Policy, too often tax reforms become more of the same--tax increases:
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Tuesday, December 4, 2007O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree--or, the State BudgetFiled As: Budget and TaxSome pieces of legislation will be known as "Christmas tree" bills. That is, they have something for everyone. The Wisconsin Policy Research Institute surveyed a draft of the Wisconsin state budget, and came up with some rather interesting ornaments. ... more »»
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Friday, November 30, 2007"Working as Intended"Consumer Choice is Sizzling in the Market By Greg ScandlenFiled As: Budget and Tax, Economic principles, Health Care, PrivatizationConsumer Driven Health Care is doing exactly what we predicted it would do. As consumers take more responsibility for their own health care spending they are changing their behavior -- choosing lower cost alternatives, investing in prevention, complying with treatment programs, and seeking out ... more »»
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Monday, December 10, 2007The (Tax) War Between the StatesBy Nathan BenefieldFiled As: Budget and Tax, Economic principlesArt Laffer and Steven Moore in today's Wall Street Journal look at how tax competitiveness between states (i.e. lower taxes) results in greater population and economic growth: Of all the policy variables we examined, ... more »» |
Friday, December 7, 2007The Surprise High-Tax StateFiled As: Budget and TaxYou probably know know that New York and Connecticut are high-tax states. But how about Nevada? Writing for the Nevada Policy Research Institute, Steve Miller says that as a percentage of income, Nevadans pay more in taxes than residents of ... more »»
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Thursday, December 6, 2007Santa Says: I've Had ItFiled As: Budget and Tax, Economic principles, GeneralAccording to a press released received by the Institute for Policy Innovation, the reach of government regulation threatens some year-end traditions: ---------------- Santa Clause May Cancel Future Christmas Eve Trips |
Wednesday, December 5, 2007What's In Your Wallet? Public Sector EditionFiled As: Budget and TaxStateline.org is a good source for news about state policy questions. But sometimes it's also a reminder of why public officials need to remember what "public service" is about. Take the headline of today's lead story about economic projections: more »»
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