Budget and Tax
Sunday, July 6, 2008Just Who's in Charge Here?By John LaPlanteFiled As: Budget and Tax, GeneralOn this Independence Day weekend, we ought to consider the value of "consent of the governed." The Allegheny Institute says that some public officials in one western Pennsylvania county aren't taking too highly to that idea. "We are taught in this country that government exists ... more »»
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Tuesday, July 1, 2008Crisis and Opportunity in IllinoisBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Budget and TaxIllinois state government has a problem: Its out-go is exceeding its in-come. Gov. Blagojevich has proposed some cuts, but the Illinois Policy Institute has called his proposal political theater. It offers some ideas of its own, including one that could slice more »»
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Tuesday, July 1, 2008Cameras at the Traffic LightBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Budget and Tax, GeneralRed-light cameras: Public safety or sneaky tax increase? The Buckeye Institute addresses the question in its Buckeye Voices podcast.
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Tuesday, July 1, 2008We're Number One!By John LaPlanteFiled As: Budget and TaxThe Evergreen Freedom Foundation notes that the state of Washington, which has already had the highest gas tax in the nation, has increased the gap between it and the second most heavily-taxed state.
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Thursday, June 26, 2008Go Ahead, Make My Day. Retire.Threatened mass retirement offers opportunity for reform By John LaPlanteFiled As: Budget and Tax, TransportationA number of employees in the Pittsburgh area transit system are threatening to retire early. The Allegheny Institute says "go ahead, make my day." In a policy brief (PDF), ... more »»
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Thursday, June 26, 2008There's No Excuse for a Non-Transparent GovernmentBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Budget and TaxDemanding that a government put its spending online for the world to see is reasonable when you're talking about the federal government or state governments, all of which have the money and manpower to do the task. But what if you're the president of a small village with a population of 453? ... more »»
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Wednesday, June 25, 2008The Time Bomb of Public PensionsThe moral hazard to your prosperity By John LaPlanteFiled As: Budget and TaxHow'd you like to determine your own salary and benefits? Welcome to the world of the public employee. The Nevada Policy Research Institute says that in Nevada during the last decade, roughly half of the legislators have also been state employees or married to ... more »»
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008Size of Tax Matters, but Other Qualities Do, TooBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Budget and TaxThe level of taxation that a state imposes has an economic impact. Also important, however, is the nature and scope of the tax. The Washington Policy Center's Center for Small Business has started a three-part look at the state's Business and Occupation ... more »»
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008The Least Essential of Non-Essential ServicesBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Budget and TaxTiger Woods scored a dramatic (and perhaps costly) victory this weekend at a public golf course in San Diego county. It was great publicity for the course, naturally, but it prompts the question of whether cities should even own golf ... more »»
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Wednesday, June 18, 2008Budget Control in OhioBy John LaPlanteFiled As: Budget and TaxThe Buckeye Institute's weekly podcast, Buckeye Voices, offers some thoughts on government transparency and budget control in Ohio.
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