EconomyCommentary
President Reagan had a gift for proving his critics wrong. Almost none of the leading economists of the late 1970s thought that his supply-side, tax-cutting agenda, along… Read More
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“Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver is advocating that sports teams stop using public funding to build extravagant stadiums. Oliver cited the Miami Marlins, whose… Read More
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Sorry, Chicagoans: Your Netflix bill is about to go up 9 percent. The Windy City has decided to tax a new source of revenue: streaming… Read More
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Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, recently introduced legislation to allow state tax collectors to require out-of-state retailers to collect taxes for them, even if the retailer… Read More
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Rep. Jason Chaffetz introduced a new Internet sales tax bill Monday that would allow states to impose an online sales tax on out-of-state businesses. The… Read More
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Two threats from lawmakers in Washington could hamper the still ongoing development of the Internet and raise taxes on Americans already struggling under a hefty… Read More
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The United States has the most damaging business tax system in the developed world because it taxes its businesses at high rates, taxes them on… Read More
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The cost of enjoying a cold beer can vary widely depending on where you live, according to a new study. In fact, some states have… Read More
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Rep. Pat Tiberi, R-Ohio, is poised to reintroduce legislation that would make permanent so-called “bonus depreciation.” This legislation would enable businesses to deduct half their capital… Read More
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Editor’s note: Democrats’ so-called Inflation Reduction Act, passed by the Senate this weekend, would allow the IRS to hire 87,000 new agents. There aren’t many… Read More
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In the first quarter of 2015 (January, February and March), the economy exhibited weakness that has become all too common during the Obama era. The… Read More
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Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren recently appeared on one of the late night talk shows, beating the class warfare drum and arguing for billions of dollars in… Read More
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Getting Americans to agree on anything isn’t easy. So let’s hand it to our tax code. When asked in a recent survey to rate it,… Read More
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One of the ways that low taxes promote economic growth is by attracting people with valuable ideas. In a new working paper, economists from the… Read More
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Soon-to-be Republican presidential candidate Carly Fiorina tells The Daily Signal that not only will she push for a simpler tax code but she thinks it’s… Read More
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The House voted to repeal the death tax on Thursday. There are lots of persuasive reasons to kill this odious tax. The money in a… Read More
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Today, Sens. Marco Rubio and Mike Lee made the case for tax reform. In March, Rubio, R-Fla., and Lee, R-Utah, released a “pro-growth” and “pro-family”… Read More
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To coincide with Tax Day today, The Daily Signal describes the very beginnings of taxes and forecasts future chances at reform. In 1913, Congress adopted… Read More
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It’s tax day—time to send those income tax payments to your federal and state governments. While tax withholding throughout the year means that many individuals… Read More
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The Heritage Foundation’s Matthew Streit wrote more about this in a column last month for The Daily Signal: The last major update to the U.S…. Read More
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Ever since President Obama started running for president in 2007, there has been a debate about how much tax rich Americans pay and whether they… Read More
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What are the most conservative and liberal towns in your state? This map, compiled by Business Insider, depicts the most left-leaning and right-leaning towns in… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Congress could raise your family’s income by 10 percent, or maybe even more. And it could do it with a policy reform that has the… Read More
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Few people in either party in Washington are happy with the current tax code, so what if we simply started over? That is at the… Read More
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COMBINED CORPORATE TAX RATES (2014) Source: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The U.S. corporate tax rate is the highest in the developed… Read More
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States across the U.S. share the common goal of economic prosperity, but they differ vastly in how they set out to achieve it. The latest… Read More
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Who in America will earn the most money this year? You might as well ask who will win the Major League Baseball batting title. Each… Read More
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Out of every dollar you earn, 15 cents goes directly to payroll taxes. Your payroll taxes fund Social Security and Medicare (both “pay-as-you-go” programs) benefits… Read More
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The last major update to the U.S. tax system was in 1986—over 29 years ago. Think about how much has changed since then. In 1985,… Read More
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TOP TAX RATES AND TOTAL RECEIPTS One of President Obama’s major agenda items when he came into office was raising tax rates on the wealthy…. Read More
