Tax Policy Should Consider New Business, Not Small Business
Small businesses occupy an iconic place in the public policy debate and benefit from a broad range of tax and spending subsidies. But the economic issues surrounding small businesses and innovation are...
View ArticleHow 19 Million Uninsured Tax Filers Could Get ACA Coverage
Back in November, I suggested that tax prep firms might be a useful portal for low-income people to get insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act. The idea: Since many key ACA-related issues...
View ArticleTaxes, Charitable Gifts, the ACA, and Ineffective Deadlines
Scrambling to make a last-minute charitable donation to beat the New Year’s Eve deadline for a 2014 tax deduction? Take a deep breath and ask yourself, “Why am I going through this craziness now?” Why...
View ArticleHow Many Americans Get Government Assistance? All of Us
The other day, the Census Bureau put out a new report that concluded about one-in-five Americans received government benefits in 2012. But the study, called Dynamics of Economic Well-Being:...
View ArticleHillary Clinton’s Complex, Gimmicky Profit-Sharing Plan
Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton has offered a new tax subsidy to encourage firms to share profits with their employees. The idea of profit sharing is worth debating, but Clinton’s...
View ArticleWhy Did Scott Walker Commit $400 Million for a Pro Basketball Arena?
Yesterday, Wisconsin Governor—and GOP presidential hopeful--Scott Walker committed more than $400 million in taxpayer money to help build a new basketball arena for a group of wealthy investors.Walker,...
View ArticleNew Rules Will Require States to Be More Transparent About Tax Subsidies
Congrats to the Government Accounting Standards Board for pushing state and local governments to be more transparent about their tax subsidies. Last week, the agency approved new disclosure...
View ArticleShould governments tax products that are fun but harmful?
Should you face an extra tax if you drink soda? Eat potato chips? Uncork some wine? Light up a cigarette or joint? Toast yourself in a tanning booth?Many governments think so. Mexico taxes junk food....
View ArticleShould Governments Tax Unhealthy Foods and Drinks?
With obesity and diabetes at record levels, many public health experts believe governments should tax soda, sweets, junk food, and other unhealthy foods and drinks. Denmark, Finland, France, Hungary,...
View ArticleWhat Should We Do with the Money from Taxing “Bads”?
What do indoor tanning, shopping bags, junk food, alcoholic beverages, tobacco, “gas guzzling” cars, ozone-depleting chemicals, sugary drinks, marijuana, gasoline, coal, carbon-containing fuels, and...
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