Last week the Tax Foundation released report which provides a means for states to get away from a pernicious practice, one which many folks might be surprised to learn about. Most people think of property taxes as merely dealing with land and the structures on it,…
Andrew F. Quinlan
Andrew F. Quinlan was a co-founder of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity and served as its president for over 20 years.
Before CF&P, Andrew was Senior Economic Analyst for the Republican National Committee, and then served as a top staff member for New Jersey Congressman Jim Saxton, including as senior advisor to the Joint Economic Committee.
Andrew passed away in 2022.
No, a Carbon Tax Won’t Halve the Deficit
When I wrote last week about renewed bipartisan interest in a destructive carbon tax, I noted that support from big government proponents would be forthcoming due to the prospect of putting more money in the hands of politicians. Here’s what I said: The motives…
Carbon Taxes: A Bipartisan Threat to Liberty That Won’t Stay Dead
This article appeared in Forbes.
No need for MEADS
This article appeared in The Washington Examiner.
OECD Presses Big Government Agenda
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is heavily subsidized by US taxpayers, but spends a lot of time pushing an agenda against taxpayer interests. Richard Billies recently did a good job recounting the OECD’s ongoing list of big…
A Test of Seriousness
Despite considerable rhetoric from politicians about cutting spending and reducing the size of government, there’s been little in the way of actual results. At best a few promise for future cuts have been secured, but we know what those are worth. A good measure…
Three Cheers for Tax Competition
CF&P’s Brian Garst, in an editorial for the Daily Caller yesterday, observes a disturbing trend in the rhetoric of this year’s Presidential campaign. An unholy alliance of political opportunists and long-time opponents of tax competition has formed and…
The OECD’s Double Standard
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), through its Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes, claims that it is working to “ensure that all jurisdictions adhere to the same high standard of international…
Swiss Bank Disclaimer: Americans Not Welcome
The price of American citizenship only seems to get costlier – and I’m not just talking about high taxes. For Americans living or working overseas, excessive US regulations are becoming a disruptive burden, as exemplified by this disclaimer from Swiss PKB…
House Defeats Motion Supporting Levin’s Latest Misguided Attack on Tax Havens
While the two chambers of Congress work to reconcile the differences between their respective transportation bills, CF&P continues to monitor an unrelated tax provision known as the “Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act” that was slipped into the Senate version by…