EconomyCommentary
5 Myths About Tax Reform, and Why They’re Wrong
Next week, the House and Senate will take their final votes on tax reform. The president’s goal is to sign the legislation into law before… Read More
EconomyNews
Immigrant Businessman Talks America’s Need for Tax Reform
SPRINGFIELD, Missouri—David Bakare immigrated from Nigeria to attend college in the United States. Wanting to run his own business, Bakare borrowed funds from his dad… Read More
EconomyNews
After Conference Agreement, Trump Pledges ‘Giant’ Tax Cut for Middle Class
Bryant Glick was among five speakers grateful to President Donald Trump Wednesday as sweeping tax reform moves closer to passage. “Well done. Many of your… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Killing Obamacare’s Individual Mandate Would Not Amount to a Tax Increase
Only in Washington can removing a tax penalty be considered a tax increase. The proposed tax overhaul that is quickly making its way through Congress… Read More
EconomyCommentary
It’s Time to Fully Repeal the Unjust and Immoral Death Tax
Lawmakers are currently working out the differences between the House and Senate tax bills. On the estate tax—also known as the “death tax”—they should follow… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why a Smaller Cut in the Corporate Tax Rate to Benefit Wealthy Taxpayers and High-Tax States Is a Terrible Trade-Off
Tax reform that broadens the tax base, reduces unfair and distorting loopholes and deductions, and cuts marginal tax rates promises to grow the economy. Yet… Read More
EconomyNews
Conservatives Push for 20% Corporate Tax Rate
Following a report suggesting the corporate tax rate in Republicans’ final tax reform bill could be higher than 20 percent, some conservatives are making the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Senate Should Follow House’s Lead in Nixing Special-Interest Loopholes
President Donald Trump is right. Washington is a swamp, infested with special-interest groups feverishly working to keep their place in the capital bog. Our current… Read More
EconomyNews
This Small Business Owner Doesn’t Want Handouts for Being a Woman in the Construction Industry. She Wants Tax Reform.
SPRINGFIELD, Missouri—Mary Beth Hartman has never called herself a feminist. “But I do believe that women can compete with men, and I don’t believe that… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Most Retirees Would Save Money Because of Tax Reform. Here Are Some Key Examples.
The proposed House and Senate tax reform bills that lawmakers are currently merging into one would mean tax cuts for most Americans. Nevertheless, change—even good… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Inanity of Liberals’ Fearmongering on Tax Reform
On Monday night, the GOP tax bill took another step toward President Donald Trump’s desk when Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., named nine… Read More
EconomyNews
The Differences House, Senate Will Have to Resolve to Advance Tax Reform Bill
Following the Senate’s 51-49 early Saturday morning vote to pass Republicans’ tax reform overhaul, the legislation will move to conference where the House and Senate… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The Senate Voted to Kill Obamacare’s Individual Mandate. Why That Was a Wise Call.
Obamacare’s individual mandate to buy federally standardized health insurance is a tax, courtesy of the Supreme Court’s elaborate exercise in creative writing: National Federation of… Read More
EconomyNews
These 229 Businesses and Groups Support Tax Reform
Hundreds of businesses and organizations have publicly declared their support for the Senate’s tax reform package, one of the many factors that led to the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
In 1 Chart, the Differences Between the House and Senate Tax Reform Bills
The House and Senate have now each passed different versions of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Both bills are a big improvement to America’s out-of-date… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Problematic Assumption Underlying 2 Estimates Showing Weak Growth From GOP Tax Reform
There’s a key reason two estimates of the economic effects of the GOP tax bill show only small effects: they’re largely ignoring the primary mechanism… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Senate Should Repeal Regressive Tax on the Uninsured
Senate Democrats who fret over the distributional effects of tax cuts should thank their GOP colleagues for giving them the chance this week to vote… Read More
EconomyCommentary
4 Ways the Senate Could Ruin Good Tax Reform
The Senate version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has successfully passed both the Finance and Budget committees and is now on the Senate… Read More
EconomyNews
Trump Frames Tax Vote as Swamp Drainers vs. Swamp Dwellers
As the Senate prepares to vote on a tax reform package, President Donald Trump called the vote a “moment of truth.” “In the coming days,… Read More
EconomyNews
As Vote Nears, Where GOP Senators Are on Tax Reform
With no Democrat senators signalling support for the tax reform bill and 51 votes needed to pass the measure, every Republican senator’s vote matters. With… Read More
EducationCommentary
No, Tax Reform Will Not ‘Decimate’ Colleges or ‘Hurt’ Students
Liberal elites at universities, who rarely meet a tax they don’t like, finally seem to have found one tax proposal that is unacceptable to them…. Read More
EconomyNews
Why This Owner of a Personal Training Business Is Ready for Tax Reform
SPRINGFIELD, Missouri— Noah Alldredge, a small business owner in America’s heartland, is speaking out about how he and his employees could benefit from tax reform.
EconomyCommentary
Don’t Believe the Democrat Attacks on Tax Reform. Here Are the Facts.
As president of the State Financial Officers Foundation, I have the privilege of working with some of the nation’s sharpest financial officers. They are not… Read More
EconomyCommentary
After Months of Inaction, Senate Republicans Must Seize Chance to Pass Tax Reform
After nearly 11 months of careening from one disappointment to another, Congress is on the verge of a major breakthrough on tax reform. I won’t… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Eliminating Obamacare’s Individual Mandate Should Be Part of Tax Reform
Obamacare’s individual mandate survived the Supreme Court’s 2012 ruling on the Affordable Care Act solely because the court interpreted the insurance requirement as a “tax.”… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
In Charts, How These 7 Taxpayers’ Bills Would Change If Tax Reform Were Enacted
How will you fare if the GOP tax plan is enacted? Well, on net, most Americans will see a significant tax cut under the proposed… Read More
EconomyNews
Tax Cuts Could Boost GDP by Up to 5%, Trump Economic Adviser Says
The chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers says if corporate tax cuts are signed into law, the gross domestic product of the United States… Read More
EconomyCommentary
No, Republicans Are Not Leaving Small Businesses Behind
The Senate Finance Committee passed a version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act last week, which now heads to the full Senate floor for… Read More
EconomyCommentary
How Tax Reform Became a Fast Track to Drain the Swamp
Republicans have long been known as “the stupid party.” They do stupid things, such as waiting until mid-November to push a must-pass tax cut that… Read More
EconomyNews
As GOP Looks to Eliminate State Tax Deduction, New Jersey Democrat Wavers on Millionaires Tax
New Jersey is potentially holding off hiking its income tax due to the possibility of the state and local tax deduction being eliminated in the… Read More
