Taxation
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SALT in the Wound: How Tax Deductions Reward Fiscal Irresponsibility
Allowing citizens to deduct state and local taxes effectively rewards high-spending states and punishes prudence.
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Why Is Housing So Partisan in the Northeast?
Party splits on housing issues often do not align with typical interests. What jobs do each employ zoning laws to accomplish?
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Three Goals for Trump’s Trade Negotiations
The President’s priorities should include low prices, international influence, and reduced risk of a global trade war.
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Canada’s Digital Services Tax is Unfair to the US — Congress Noticed
All countries imposing DSTs would be wise to abandon them, as they raise little revenue and drag down growth and innovation.
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Sunnova Bankruptcy Signals Tough Times for Solar
Solar energy’s global growth relied on heavy government subsidies. As subsidies dry up, expect the sector to shrink.
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Improving on the One Big Beautiful Reconciliation Bill
Preserving the de minimis tariff exemption for low-cost imports would save low-income households billions.
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Taking Government Out of GDP, An Update
Government spending comes at a cost to our standard of living: it’s time to stop counting weapons systems as citizens’ economic welfare.
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Can Florida Eliminate Property Taxes?
The measure, if passed by voters, could make the state more attractive, while imposing much-needed fiscal discipline on state spending.
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This Medicaid Fix Saves More Than Adding Work Requirements
Equalizing federal subsidies between states and programs could save Medicaid $40 billion per year, and give states options for reducing its growth.
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Why California Gas Prices Are the Highest in America
California’s gas taxes and regulatory costs alone account for more than $1.30 per gallon — nearly double the national average.
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SALT in the Wound: How Tax Deductions Reward Fiscal Irresponsibility
Allowing citizens to deduct state and local taxes effectively rewards high-spending states and punishes prudence.
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Why Is Housing So Partisan in the Northeast?
Party splits on housing issues often do not align with typical interests. What jobs do each employ zoning laws to accomplish?
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Three Goals for Trump’s Trade Negotiations
The President’s priorities should include low prices, international influence, and reduced risk of a global trade war.
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Canada’s Digital Services Tax is Unfair to the US — Congress Noticed
All countries imposing DSTs would be wise to abandon them, as they raise little revenue and drag down growth and innovation.
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Sunnova Bankruptcy Signals Tough Times for Solar
Solar energy’s global growth relied on heavy government subsidies. As subsidies dry up, expect the sector to shrink.
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Improving on the One Big Beautiful Reconciliation Bill
Preserving the de minimis tariff exemption for low-cost imports would save low-income households billions.
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Taking Government Out of GDP, An Update
Government spending comes at a cost to our standard of living: it’s time to stop counting weapons systems as citizens’ economic welfare.
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Can Florida Eliminate Property Taxes?
The measure, if passed by voters, could make the state more attractive, while imposing much-needed fiscal discipline on state spending.
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This Medicaid Fix Saves More Than Adding Work Requirements
Equalizing federal subsidies between states and programs could save Medicaid $40 billion per year, and give states options for reducing its growth.
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Why California Gas Prices Are the Highest in America
California’s gas taxes and regulatory costs alone account for more than $1.30 per gallon — nearly double the national average.