Obama Keeps Recycling Failed Tax Policies
There he goes again. It seems that President Obama just can’t help himself. He keeps pushing Congress to pass policies it has rejected in the… Read More
Morning Bell: A Better Life for Julia
Her name is “Julia,” and if you haven’t seen her, she’s a colorful cartoon character invented by the Obama campaign to help spread the message… Read More
Congress Needs to Act Now on Taxmageddon
A few weeks ago, around Tax Day, Heritage started warning of Taxmageddon—a one-year, $494 billion tax hike that slams the economy on January 1, 2013,… Read More
Morning Bell: America’s Budget Crisis in Pictures
It’s pretty clear to most Americans that Washington is broken and spending money well beyond the country’s means. In fact, Sunday marked three years since… Read More
Of Course Higher Taxes Slow Growth
In The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, Peter Diamond and Emmanuel Saez present a rambling defense of higher taxes on the rich to fund an… Read More
Top 10 Most Expensive Obamacare Taxes and Fees
Yesterday was tax day, serving as a special reminder of how big the federal government has become. As Heritage has warned before, Obamacare is on… Read More
In Pictures: What Costs More? Life or Taxes?
As the saying goes, there are only two certainties in life: death and taxes. Given that fact, it’s worth taking a look at how much… Read More
Why Bush Isn’t Responsible for Today’s Debt Crisis
We get it, the last thing President Obama wants is to be blamed for is the nation’s growing debt—or anything else, actually. But the statute… Read More
Henry Ford: No Model P(rogressive)
President Obama has a new role model for his Buffett Rule tax—Henry Ford. It’s an odd choice considering that Ford advocated free-market capitalism and opposed… Read More
Morning Bell: What Tax Day Could Feel Like in 2013
In addition to today being Tax Day, it’s also, coincidentally, “Tax Freedom Day” — meaning that it has taken from January 1 until now for… Read More
Tax Day 2012: Taxmageddon on the Horizon
In a bit of scheduling serendipity, Tax Freedom Day—the day when Americans finally earn enough income to pay off the bill for all federal, state,… Read More
Sweden Is Not Just About ABBA and IKEA Anymore
Sweden is known for, among other things, Swedish meatballs, the pop group ABBA, and IKEA. Well, here is another thing that Sweden should be recognized… Read More
Picture This: The Buffett Rule vs. Obama’s Budget
President Obama says his “Buffett Rule” — which imposes higher taxes on wealthy Americans and job creators — will help “stabilize our debt and deficits… Read More
Morning Bell: Tax Gimmicks, Tax Doom
The U.S. Senate could vote today on the gimmicky distraction known as the Buffett Rule — President Obama’s plan to raise taxes on wealthy Americans… Read More
Chart of the Week: The Tax Burden on American Households
Americans who are scrambling to pay their taxes by Tuesday’s deadline are in store for more depressing news: The tax burden on American families has… Read More
Why Unions Want Higher Taxes
No one likes tax increases, right? Not quite. Government unions do. In California, government unions recently postponed their contract negotiations until after a vote on… Read More
Online Chat on Taxmageddon and the Buffett Rule
Taxmegeddon is coming. No, it’s not April 15th, but in 2013, there will be massive tax increases that will raise taxes by $494 billion. Does… Read More
Morning Bell: Buffett Rule 101
President Obama traveled to Florida yesterday to distract the nation from its real problems by laying out his case for the Buffett Rule, a plan… Read More
The Buffett Rule is a Calculated Distraction from Obama’s Failed Leadership
What do you do when you’re losing a debate? Change the subject. That’s really all you need to know to understand President Obama’s resuscitation of… Read More
Morning Bell: Beware the Taxmageddon
Brace yourself. In a mere 271 days, you and your fellow Americans will be hit with a tax hike the likes of which this country… Read More
Morning Bell: The Highest Taxes in the World
There aren’t many American-owned companies more iconic than Anheuser-Busch, the famous producer of Budweiser beer based in St. Louis, Missouri. That was true up until… Read More
No Fooling: U.S. Now Has Highest Corporate Tax Rate in the World
This April Fool’s Day, the joke is on all of us. That’s because as of April 1, the U.S. now has the highest corporate tax… Read More
Cooper and LaTourette’s Budget Is a Major Tax Hike
Rule #1 of tax reform: Tax reform does not raise taxes. The budget resolution sponsored by Representatives Jim Cooper (D–TN) and Steve LaTourette (R–OH) breaks… Read More
The RSC Budget: A Preliminary Look
The Republican Study Committee (RSC) budget introduced today addresses six key fiscal criteria. It launches decisive entitlement reforms, cuts spending sharply and quickly, avoids tax… Read More
Changes to Coverdell Education Savings Account: Unwise and Unfair
This year, if Congress and the President fail to act on Coverdell Education Savings Accounts, parents are scheduled to be left out in the cold…. Read More
Ryan for the Defense
On March 22, Representative Paul Ryan (R–WI), chairman of the House Budget Committee, sat down with Heritage’s David Addington, Michael Franc, and Stuart Butler to… Read More
The Numbers Are in, and the Buffett Rule Comes Up Short
President Obama’s infamous “Buffett Rule,” which would set a 30 percent minimum effective tax rate for families and businesses with incomes greater than $1 million,… Read More
Paul Ryan’s Budget Proposal Makes Defense a Priority
This morning at The Heritage Foundation, Representative Paul Ryan (R–WI), chairman of the House Budget Committee, sat down with Heritage’s David Addington, Michael Franc, and… Read More
First Reactions to Ryan’s Path to Prosperity Budget
There are six key elements to a successful federal government budget, including the plan released today by House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan (R—WI): Does… Read More
Morning Bell: Get on the Path to a Balanced Budget
Paul Ryan (R-WI), Chairman of the House Budget Committee, will release his budget blueprint today in what will surely be one of the most important… Read More
