by Andrew F. Quinlan | May 6, 2013 | Opinion and Commentary
This article appeared in The Daily Caller on May 6, 2013. It’s a common refrain that the tax code is excessively complicated. One obvious and frequently deplored reason is that politicians like to use the tax code to provide favors for special interests in exchange...
by CF&P | Apr 16, 2012 | News, Press Releases
Center for Freedom and Prosperity Foundation For Immediate Release Monday, April 16, 2012 202-285-0244 www.freedomandprosperity.org Popular CF&P Video Highlights Costly Hidden Burden of Federal Tax Compliance (Washington, D.C., Monday, April 16, 2012) As Americans...
by Kevin Hilferty | Aug 13, 2011 | States, Tax Competition, Taxation
The Washington Times recently reported that the D.C. Council’s plan to introduce a “jock tax” will need an unlikely vote from Capitol Hill to succeed. Hopefully for D.C. sports fans the proposal will fail. What is a “jock tax,” you might ask? It is an income tax...
by CF&P | Aug 29, 2002 | Letters
The Center for Freedom and Prosperity, joined by more than 30 of the country’s largest and most influential free-market groups, applauded Rep. Bill Thomas, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, for trying to fix the provisions of the tax code that make...