Taxation
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Bigger Government Means Bigger Fraud: Minnesota’s Billion-Dollar Lesson in Incentives
Minnesota’s largest-ever food-aid scandal reveals how weak incentives, political pressure, and lax oversight enable public-sector fraud to flourish — costing taxpayers billions.
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What the Economics of Envy Can’t Answer
Forced redistribution dominates public discourse about wealth inequality, yet much of the debate overlooks how people earn, trade, innovate, and create value.
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No, Reagan Was Not Pro-Tariff
A recent kerfuffle about the use of Reagan’s speech on trade highlights the difference between the fortieth and forty-fifth presidents.
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One Vote Away: The Balanced-Budget Amendment That Almost Passed
Decades after Congress missed a golden opportunity, it’s time to get serious about controlling runaway federal debt.
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Shooting the American Dream in the Foot?
An expanding, interventionist state is crushing the atmosphere of opportunity that once allowed the middle class to build itself up.
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Zucman’s Wealth Tax Can’t Save France From Itself
“Reality will remain relentless,” Bayrou warned after his ouster. Taxing billionaires won’t come close to covering France’s deficit.
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The Social Security Reform Bill Clinton Almost Brought to America
Clinton’s plan, inspired by Chile’s pension reform, marked the first time a sitting US president publicly called for personal retirement accounts.
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Escape from New York, 2025 Millionaire Edition
NYC’s highest earners are fleeing, along with $14 billion in gross income. An evacuating tax base risks taking the city’s prestige with it — to Florida.
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Why ‘Eating the Rich’ Undermines Everyone’s Prosperity
Wealth accumulates where people create value, meaning great fortunes reflect service, not selfishness. That’s why taxing fortunes undermines prosperity.
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Inflation Declined in July
The Federal Reserve’s restrictive stance continues to put downward pressure on inflation.
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Bigger Government Means Bigger Fraud: Minnesota’s Billion-Dollar Lesson in Incentives
Minnesota’s largest-ever food-aid scandal reveals how weak incentives, political pressure, and lax oversight enable public-sector fraud to flourish — costing taxpayers billions.
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What the Economics of Envy Can’t Answer
Forced redistribution dominates public discourse about wealth inequality, yet much of the debate overlooks how people earn, trade, innovate, and create value.
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No, Reagan Was Not Pro-Tariff
A recent kerfuffle about the use of Reagan’s speech on trade highlights the difference between the fortieth and forty-fifth presidents.
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One Vote Away: The Balanced-Budget Amendment That Almost Passed
Decades after Congress missed a golden opportunity, it’s time to get serious about controlling runaway federal debt.
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•
Shooting the American Dream in the Foot?
An expanding, interventionist state is crushing the atmosphere of opportunity that once allowed the middle class to build itself up.
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Zucman’s Wealth Tax Can’t Save France From Itself
“Reality will remain relentless,” Bayrou warned after his ouster. Taxing billionaires won’t come close to covering France’s deficit.
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The Social Security Reform Bill Clinton Almost Brought to America
Clinton’s plan, inspired by Chile’s pension reform, marked the first time a sitting US president publicly called for personal retirement accounts.
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Escape from New York, 2025 Millionaire Edition
NYC’s highest earners are fleeing, along with $14 billion in gross income. An evacuating tax base risks taking the city’s prestige with it — to Florida.
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Why ‘Eating the Rich’ Undermines Everyone’s Prosperity
Wealth accumulates where people create value, meaning great fortunes reflect service, not selfishness. That’s why taxing fortunes undermines prosperity.
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Inflation Declined in July
The Federal Reserve’s restrictive stance continues to put downward pressure on inflation.