by Dan Mitchell | Dec 28, 2017 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
The right kind of tax reform can help people directly and indirectly. They benefit directly if reform reduces their tax burden and gives them more take-home income. They benefit indirectly if reform increases growth and leads to additional pre-tax income. For what...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 21, 2017 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
Now that we have a final bill rather than a mere “agreement in principle,” let’s step back and consider some implications of tax reform. There are three reasons to be pleased and one reason to worry. Win: Less-destructive federal tax code There are several provisions...
by CF&P | Dec 18, 2017 | News, Press Releases
Center for Freedom and Prosperity For Immediate Release Monday, December 18, 2017 202-285-0244 www.freedomandprosperity.org CF&P Joins Coalition Supporting Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (Washington, D.C., Monday, December 18, 2017) – A coalition of 36 free-market...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 17, 2017 | Blogs, Health Care, Taxation
I don’t focus much on media bias because journalists generally aren’t dishonest. Instead, they choose which stories to highlight or downplay based on what advances their political agenda. Though every so often I’ll highlight an example of where bias leads to an...
by Dan Mitchell | Dec 15, 2017 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
Adopting tax reform (even a watered-down version of tax reform) is not easy. Some critics say it will deprive the federal government of too much money (a strange argument since it will be a net tax increase starting in 2027). Some critics say it will make it more...
