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PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Taxpayers won a key battle with government workers unions this summer when one of Rhode Island’s top politicians withdrew two measures that would have… Read More
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What is the property tax rate in your state? A new map from the Tax Foundation has the answer. The Tax Foundation, a non-partisan research think-tank… Read More
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Gov. Scott Walker, R-Wis., has approved legislation that will use public funds to finance a new stadium for the Milwaukee Bucks basketball team. Wisconsin governor… Read More
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July 31 is known as a day to honor conservative economist Milton Friedman, as he would have been 103 years old if he were still… Read More
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A report released on Thursday morning by the Government Accountability Office unveiled that the Internal Revenue Service specifically audited organizations in a biased manner. “The… Read More
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After nearly 30 years of a virtually unchanged tax system, Americans are calling for a reform to the outdated system. As a result, a group… Read More
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Arthur Laffer sat at dinner with Ford administration officials Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld 40 years ago, sketching his tax policy theory in sharpie on… Read More
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
SocietyNews
“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
EconomyCommentary
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
EconomyCommentary
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
EconomyCommentary
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
EconomyCommentary
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
EconomyCommentary
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
EconomyCommentary
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
EconomyCommentary
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
EconomyCommentary
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
EconomyCommentary
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
PoliticsNews
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
EconomyCommentary
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
EconomyCommentary
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
EconomyAnalysis
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
EconomyCommentary
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
PoliticsNews
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
