Budget and Tax
Wednesday, May 9, 2007County Says NO to Corporate WelfareFiled As: Budget and TaxIn an age when governments compete with other to see who can waste the most amount of taxpayer money on private interests, it's encouraging to find some public officials who are willing to say NO. A story in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel gives some hope that sane fiscal policy can carry the ... more »»
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Tuesday, May 8, 2007Tax Me More, for the ChildrenFiled As: Budget and Tax, Education (k-12)Shift and shaft? Bill Ritter, governor of Colorado, wants to increase property taxes by $1.7 billion over the next ten years. Jon Caldera, however, finds a lot wrong with the idea. Caldera, president of the Independence Institute, says in an e-mail broadcast that the ... more »»
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Tuesday, May 8, 2007The Big Tax Shift?Pennsylvania to vote on tax swap for schools Filed As: Budget and TaxVoters in Pennsylvania will be asked on May 15 to vote on a fairly complicated tax scheme. The Commonwealth Foundation has the details on the proposal, which would increase some income taxes and ... more »»
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Friday, May 4, 2007Tax on Tax?A lesson in the complexity of the tax code Filed As: Budget and TaxThe burden of government can be seen in many ways. One is the simple amount of money that it takes out of an economy via taxes. Another is the maddening complexity that it imposes on people. An article from the newsletter of a chamber of commerce illustrates the complexity (and absurdity) of a tax ... more »»
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Monday, April 23, 2007Where Does Your Tax Money Go?Transparency databases moving forward Filed As: Budget and TaxThe idea of an online, searchable database ("Google Government") is catching on. The Georgia Public Policy Foundation notes that one ... more »»
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Friday, April 20, 2007Legislative Honesty? "When We Win, We Take Your Money"Filed As: Budget and TaxEfforts to raise the taxing power of government are usually rationalized by some high-minded rhetoric. But once in a while, the pretty language is discarded, and in its place comes the admission that raw political power will be used for self-enrichment. Such is reported to be the case in Minnesota, ... more »»
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Tuesday, April 17, 2007Dependency on Government GrowsMajority of U.S. population receives "signficant income" from government Filed As: Budget and Tax, GeneralIf you're among those of us who still pay income taxes, you may wonder why the burden keeps going up, even if "the era of big government is over." Here's one reason: a majority of Americans receive "significant income" from government programs. The more »»
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Wednesday, April 18, 2007Georgia Think Tank Operates Successful Charter SchoolLow-income, minority students benefit from choice Filed As: Budget and Tax, Education (k-12)For three years, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation has operated a charter school in the Atlanta Public Schools system. In March, The Economist noted that GPPF's Tech High "spends ... more »»
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Tuesday, April 17, 2007Tax Forms are Due, but You're Not Done YetFiled As: Budget and TaxYou may have sent in your state and federal income tax forms for last year, but you'll still be working for another two weeks this year before you start working for yourself. The Tax Foundation has announced that this year's more »»
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Monday, April 16, 2007Here a Pig, there a Pig, Everywhere a Pig, PigAt tax time, remember the piglets Filed As: Budget and TaxDo you know what those taxes are buying? A lot of pork, of course. Citizens Against Government Waste produces the annual Pig Book, which totals up pork-barrel projects in the federal budget. Pork isn't confined to ... more »»
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