Departing Depardieu: French Icon Says “Non” to Taxes, Gives D.C. a Lesson
It’s not often that a Frenchman becomes a hero to conservatives, and extremely rare when he happens to be an actor. But even some Frenchmen… Read More
Medical Device Tax Is Latest Proof That Taxes Matter
The more time passes, the more we get to see in real life the consequences of Obamacare. We warned back when it passed that the… Read More
Obama’s “Lucy Move the Football” Fiscal Cliff Plan Still Not Balanced
Volleys of negotiating counter-offers are coming in faster now that Christmas break and the looming fiscal cliff are just around the corner. While there is… Read More
The Obama Tax Plan: Undercutting Economic Growth
The President and his advocates in Congress argue that raising taxes on all taxpayers would damage the economy but that raising taxes on only “high-income”… Read More
Why Wind Power Has Low Economic Value
Michael Goggin, manager of transmission policy at the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), posted a second response to my report “Wind Intermittency and the Production… Read More
Fiscal Cliff Solutions: Soar Over the Cliff or Kick the Can
Kicking the can is the least repugnant remaining resolution to the fiscal cliff. The only alternatives appear to be the Republicans’ unconditional surrender on income… Read More
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Too Eager for a Fiscal Cliff Deal: Republican Leadership’s $1 Trillion Tax Hike
The latest fiscal cliff proposal by Speaker of the House John Boehner (R–OH) is infuriatingly frustrating to conservatives, again. In exchange for $1 trillion in… Read More
12 Days of Obamacare Surprises: Taxes
Not all surprises are good. When it comes to Obamacare, the original projections are turning into unfortunately different realities. For the next 10 days, Heritage… Read More
Profiles in Tax Hikes: A Florida Nurse’s Tax Changes in 2013
What will the tax hikes of January 1, 2013, mean to real Americans? Let’s say you are a black woman who has a rewarding, though… Read More
Coverdell Education Savings Accounts to Be Thrown from Fiscal Cliff?
Lost in the fiscal cliff discussion has been any hint of whether Coverdell Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) will be permitted to continue in their current… Read More
Fiscal Cliff: Is Heritage Inconsistent?
Menzie Chinn took to the blog Econbrowser last Thursday to accuse conservative economists in general – and The Heritage Foundation in particular – of being… Read More
Tax Increases Won’t Solve Washington’s Spending Problem
“We make some tough spending cuts on things that we don’t need; and then we ask the wealthiest Americans to pay a slightly higher tax… Read More
Vestas Cuts Plant Hours, Puts Colorado Employees On Unemployment
In an attempt to stave off potential job losses, Vestas Wind Systems reduced hours at two manufacturing plants in Colorado for all hourly staff on… Read More
Liberal Welfare State in Decline
Even as the country deals with the crisis of the “fiscal cliff,” there’s another crisis waiting in the wings. “The second act will occur early… Read More
Lunch with Heritage Google+ Hangout on the Obamacare Taxes
There are a lot of taxes in Obamacare that will harm businesses and consumers alike. Some business owners have been vocal about their dislike for… Read More
Obama’s Dirty Little Tax Secret: He’s Already Raised Taxes on the Rich (CHART)
The one glaring omission in President Obama’s fiscal cliff demands for higher rates on top earners is that he’s already raised their taxes. That’s right!… Read More
Obama Promises to Increase Taxes on Small Business, Then Give Them a Tax Credit
In the midst of President Obama’s push to hike taxes on the most successful job-creating Americans, the President proposed a new “stimulus” of $25 billion… Read More
Even Baseball Players Are Watching the Fiscal Cliff
The fiscal cliff is getting closer by the day, and it’s not just Washington wonks who are noticing. Even baseball players are on fiscal cliff… Read More
White House Speeds Toward Fiscal Cliff, Declining House Republicans’ Request for Terms
Late Monday afternoon, the House Republican leadership lofted its latest offering to address the fiscal cliff. The kindest conservative response possible to this proposal is… Read More
Morning Bell: House Republicans Cave on Tax Increases and Punt Entitlements
When President Obama put forth his first offer on the fiscal cliff, House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) said, “You can’t be serious.” We could say… Read More
Fiscal Cliff: House Republican Proposal Abandons Core Principles, Gains Little
The House Republican leadership has offered a substantive counteroffer to President Obama’s frivolous fiscal cliff proposal of last week. At first blush, it appears little… Read More
Morning Bell: What IS the Fiscal Cliff?
With just a few weeks left in 2012, all eyes in Washington are on Capitol Hill and the “fiscal cliff” negotiations. As usual, Congress and… Read More
Powerball Jackpot Taxes: How Much Government Would They Pay For?
The two lucky winners of the Powerball jackpot are a part of Powerball history. Of course, the winnings are subject to federal taxes, making the… Read More
Chart of the Week: Obama’s Fiscal Cliff Plan Has $4 of Tax Hikes to $1 of Cuts
In one of heaven’s sweeter ironies, President Obama today launched the defense of his fiscal cliff proposal at a factory that makes…tinker toys. The setting… Read More
Morning Bell: 6 Fixes to America’s Fiscal Crisis
President Obama made his first offer to congressional Republicans yesterday in negotiations over the “fiscal cliff”—an economic catastrophe of tax hikes just a few weeks… Read More
Lunch with Heritage Google+ Hangout on the Fiscal Cliff
While we are poised on the edge of a “fiscal cliff,” there are things the President and Congress can do to move us away from… Read More
Prevention of Airline Carbon Taxes Should Be a Model for Carbon Regulations
President Obama recently signed legislation that prevents the European Union (EU) from taxing U.S. airline emissions for planes that travel to and from EU countries…. Read More
Bipartisan Tax Reform? It Happened in 1986
Whenever Washington leaders start talking about the economy, they like to refer to deals and legislation from years past. In the latest fiscal cliff talks,… Read More
Shoe Shopping? Legislation Could Make Shoes Cheaper and Create Jobs
If Congress wants to create more jobs this holiday shopping season, it can start by eliminating many Depression-era tariffs on shoes. According to the Bureau… Read More
Top 15 Tweets About the Fiscal Cliff
“Fiscal Cliff” has been the catchphrase of the past few weeks, and tweets on the matter have been plentiful. We compiled a list of the… Read More
