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How to Optimize Taxation to Meet Redistributive Goals
A new working paper by economists Emmanuel Saez and Stefanie Stantcheva purports to overturn a widely cited finding that capital should not be taxed; it… Read More
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The Government Spends $1.5 Billion Per Year on Public Relations and Ads, Watchdog Finds
A government watchdog found that over the last decade, annual government spending on public relations and advertising activities averages $1.5 billion. The Government Accountability Office… Read More
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Obama Fair Housing Rules Open Door to Unintended Consequences
The Obama administration is pulling on both ends of the rope in the tug-of-war over housing regulation. Heritage Foundation calculations found that the typical American… Read More
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These Unneeded Rules for Freight Railroads Would Cost Consumers
By virtually any measure, America’s freight rail system is one of the best in the world. In fact, rail transports a full 40 percent of… Read More
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Internet Sales Tax Legislation Is ‘Taxation Without Representation,’ Conservatives Say
Conservatives are wary of internet sales tax legislation in the works that would create an “unlevel playing field” for online businesses. Republican leadership in Congress… Read More
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Clinton Estate Tax Plan Would Affect Many Families, Not Just the Very Rich
Hillary Clinton’s newly proposed top estate tax rate of 65 percent on $1 billion estates can sound innocuous enough to the average taxpayer. Last year… Read More
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Projections Differ, but Social Security Is in Deep Trouble
Millions of Americans depend on Social Security, and the government program is going broke. If Congress doesn’t take action to reform the nation’s largest entitlement program,… Read More
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Arizona’s War on Barbers
“We can no longer tolerate this infraction.… We will no longer tolerate this behavior!!” A government-sponsored board in Arizona has posted this message on the… Read More
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No Budget? This Senator Says That Should Mean Pay Cuts for Politicians, Staff
After less than two years in Congress, Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., thinks he’s figured out what’s needed to fix the cumbersome way lawmakers fund the… Read More
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World Trade Projected to Grow at Lowest Rate Since 2009
The World Trade Organization announced this week that it expects global trade to grow much slower than originally projected. WTO analysts, who projected global trade… Read More
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Watch Mike Lee Tell Americans to ‘Expect More’ of Congress in Facebook Live Manifesto
Hours after the Senate passed a stopgap spending measure to keep the federal government running, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, logged onto Facebook to record a… Read More
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Obama’s New Death Tax Threatens Family Farms and Businesses
We all knew President Barack Obama’s lame-duck presidency would be bad, but for the millions of Americans who work at family farms and businesses, it’s… Read More
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GOP-Controlled Senate Passes Spending Bill Without Conservative Policy Riders
Three days before the federal government’s spending authority expired, the Senate advanced a 10-week continuing resolution by a 72-26 vote, putting spending on autopilot and… Read More
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The FDA’s Rule on E-Cigarettes Will Hurt Public Health
Many people have been impacted by the harm that can be caused by cigarette smoking, including the loss of family members. The market has found… Read More
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The Sneaky Way Public Unions Are Getting Tax Dollars for Union Activities
Taxpayers expect their government to spend tax dollars wisely, on activities that benefit the public. But across the country, governments at all levels give away… Read More
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The State of Tax Reform in 2016
Tax reform remains a central issue in Washington because of its overwhelming necessity. Tax reform is badly needed to revive the slow-growing economy and increase… Read More
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Government Favoritism of Steel Producers Hurts Americans
Steel producers in the United States are facing stiff competition from China and other countries, whose high steel production rates are driving down the prices… Read More
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The So-Called ‘Wage Gap’ Is Going Down. And the Numbers Don’t Tell the Full Story.
Time to change those outdated signs, ladies. It’s no longer the case that “women only make 77 cents on the dollar compared to men.” According… Read More
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Utahns Fear Obama Will Heed Environmentalists, Not Them, on National Monument Designation
This past Monday marked the 20th anniversary of President Bill Clinton using the Antiquities Act to create the 1.5 million-acre Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in… Read More
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House Conservatives Resort to Spending Plan B to Avoid Government Shutdown
When Congress returns to Capitol Hill on Monday to hammer out a stopgap spending measure, House conservatives plan to introduce a spending safety valve that… Read More
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Tax Increases Won’t Make the Budget Sustainable
In his final budget proposal, President Barack Obama proclaimed that the federal budget is “on a more sustainable fiscal path.” This is simply not true. Over the last two… Read More
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In New Spending Bill, McConnell Sides With Liberals, Ignores Conservative Priorities
After voting to proceed to a bill that didn’t exist earlier this week, the Senate has finally produced text of the continuing resolution, a short-term… Read More
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One Lawmaker’s Plan to Rein in Spending and Assert Conservative Principles
Before lawmakers in the House could read the Senate’s plan to fund the government after the end of the month, Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, was… Read More
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GOP Senators Side With Democrats to Bail Out Union’s Pension Fund
It’s not every day you see a significant portion of Republican senators supporting a taxpayer bailout—especially for a private union pension plan. But today, six… Read More
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Our New Report Offers a Free-Market Alternative to the Farm Bill
During the last farm bill debate in 2013 and 2014, The Heritage Foundation was frequently asked what a free-market alternative to the farm bill would… Read More
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What Happened When New Zealand Got Rid of Government Subsidies for Farmers
In 2006, Chris Hausman, a fourth-generation Midwestern farmer long accustomed to depending on government support for survival, traveled across the world to witness a revolution… Read More
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House, Senate Republicans Jockey to Advance Short-Term Spending Measure
The chairman of the largest conservative caucus in Congress is pushing House Republicans to pass a stopgap spending package before the Senate can finish work… Read More
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Taxpayers Don’t Realize They’re Paying Billions to Service the National Debt
This past spring, Netflix—the beloved online video streaming service—announced it would raise its monthly subscription fees. The first price hike in June cost between $1 and $2 per… Read More
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Opponents of CHOICE Act Aren’t Interested in Protecting Consumers
On Tuesday, Sept. 13, the House Financial Services Committee passed the Financial CHOICE Act. Among other needed financial reforms, the bill would make taxpayer-funded bailouts… Read More
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Myth vs. Fact on the Miners Protection Act
The Senate Finance Committee will mark up S.1714—the Miners Protection Act—on Wednesday, Sept. 21. This myth vs. fact analysis sets straight some common misinformation about… Read More
