Americans recognize tariffs as taxes that make life more expensive. Republicans’ refusal to reverse them could turn a household affordability squeeze into a midterm backlash.
Daily Analysis
Investment, Productivity, Double Taxation, and Worker Compensation
Repeated taxes on capital may target the wealthy, but the consequences reach ordinary workers.
Canada Reduces the Tax Burden on New Investment
Broadening permanent immediate expensing would encourage investment in better equipment, and strengthen productivity and wages.
Tax Increases Are the Wrong Way of Dealing with the Social Security Mess
Reform should address rising spending and poor retirement returns.
State Tax Progress, Part III
Many states are embracing flat taxes even as Washington’s fiscal policy deteriorates.
New York City’s Moocher Mayor
A $4 billion state bailout risks rewarding the overspending that made it necessary.
Applauding Ricky Gervais’ Marriage
Families have reason to protect what they have built.
Part II: Is It Good or Bad to Have More Rich People?
Britain is losing millionaires while America is gaining them—and the economic data reveal why that contrast matters far beyond the fortunes of the wealthy.
Revenge of the Laffer Curve…Again
Scottish taxpayers pay for an expensive lesson for politicians.
New Research Further Confirms Anti-Growth Impact of Wealth Taxation
Increasing the tax bias against capital is bad news for workers.