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Poverty's Grip on California is Man-Made
New York Times reporter Jennifer Medina told a heart-wrenching story of Mary Carmen Acosta and her husband Sebastian Plancarte, who lost their jobs and their home and now make their living east of Los...
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Europe's Fiscal Crisis Revealed: Growth Effects of Taxation and Spending
The following is an excerpt from The Heritage Foundation's recent report, Europe's Fiscal Crisis Revealed: An In-Depth Analysis of Spending, Austerity, and Growth.The experience of the global crisis...
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California’s Job-Killing Tax on Talent
Teaser: Next session the California state legislature plans to raise corporate taxes on companies with high CEO pay. The proposed bill would increase taxes on companies that pay executives more than...
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Startling News for Investors, Yellen and Congress
Teaser: Fiscal deficits and loose monetary policy have led to a lopsided recovery. This is the conclusion of the Bank for International Settlements' 84th annual report. U.S. policymakers should heed...
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CBO and OMB Differ Dramatically in Debt Projections
Teaser: Growing federal debt still looms large over long-term budget projections. On Tuesday, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released its 2014 Long-Term Budget Outlook, which showed higher...
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How to Stop Corporate Inversions and Make U.S. Businesses More Competitive
Teaser: To stop corporate inversions, the United States needs corporate tax reform modeled off recent reform in the United Kingdom.The food fight over corporate inversions – whereby a U.S. company...
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Another Indictment of U.S. Corporate Taxes
Teaser: In their new release, the "2014 International Tax Competitiveness Index," Kyle Pomerleau and Andrew Lundeen of the Tax Foundation provide a holistic view of the 34 OECD countries' business tax...
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Federal Workers Are Rewarded When They Waste Your Money
Teaser: The federal government's fiscal year ends on September 30, concluding the month-long spending spree known as "use it or lose it" season in Washington--resulting in a slew of questionable...
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Tax Reform Can Drive Growth In Maryland and Massachusetts
Teaser: Maryland and Massachusetts both have lower GDP growth and higher unemployment rates than the U.S. average. Voters in both states elected Republican governors who ran on platforms of economic...
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How to Fix the $960 Billion Budget Deficit
Teaser: The decrease in the federal budget deficit has been touted as an accomplishment by many—most recently by President Obama during his State of the Union Address—but America’s debt situation is...
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Full Expensing Will Create Jobs and Economic Growth
Teaser: One of the last votes the Senate made in December before adjourning was to yet again pass a bill of so-called “tax extenders” to renew a long list of temporary tax provisions. While all tax...
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Don't Propose on Valentine’s Day
Teaser: With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, many lovers are undoubtedly contemplating popping the question. But unfortunately, getting married may cost a lot more than people expect due to the...
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Debt Ceiling Will Be Next Budget Battle
Teaser: The fight over Department of Homeland Security funding has just ended and the next showdown over the country’s finances is already underway. The temporary suspension of the debt ceiling will...
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Canada’s Corporate Tax Plan Is Worth Keeping
Teaser: Canada’s low corporate tax rates have been a focus of discussion as the nation gears up for its general elections in October. The buzz surrounding Canadian tax increases is indicative of just...
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How to Save the Highway Trust Fund
Teaser: The Highway Trust Fund is set to run out of money in September and Congress wants to save it with a one-time repatriation tax. The only problem with this plan is that it is a short-term,...
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Challenging the Fed in Jackson Hole
Teaser: As the stock market waited anxiously through the Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole Summit this weekend for clues to future monetary actions, another conference was held just miles away. The...
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Confusion and Contradiction at the Fed
Teaser: The Fed's attempts at “forward guidance” appear to have confused consumers and businesses more often than they enhanced their ability to make informed decisions. Rather than describe the...
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New Report: Beyond Repair? America’s Infrastructure Crisis Is Local
Teaser: While conditions and policy responses will vary by place, localities would do well to consider adopting the following eight policies.To access the full report, click here.America’s...
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