by Andrew F. Quinlan | Nov 30, 2017 | Blogs, Taxation
The Center for Freedom and Prosperity joined a coalition of 15 free-market groups in opposition to the Rubio-Lee amendment to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. At a time when pro-growth tax reform is finally within reach, it is extremely irresponsible to seek to cannibalize...
by CF&P | Nov 29, 2017 | News, Press Releases
Center for Freedom and Prosperity For Immediate Release Wednesday, November 29, 2017 202-285-0244 www.freedomandprosperity.org CF&P Urges Support for Sen. Paul’s FATCA Repeal Amendment to Tax Reform (Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 29, 2017)...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 29, 2017 | Blogs, Economics, Taxation
I have a fantasy of junking the entire corrupt tax system and adopting a simple and fair flat tax. I have an even bigger fantasy of shrinking the size and scope of the federal government to what America’s Founders intended, in which case...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 28, 2017 | Big Government, Blogs, Government Spending, Taxation
I’ve been grousing all year that tax cuts and tax reform are jeopardized by the failure to restrain the growth of federal spending. At the start of the year, I pointed out that it would be possible to both balance the budget and approve a $3 trillion tax...
by Dan Mitchell | Nov 26, 2017 | Blogs, Taxation
Since Republicans screwed up Obamacare repeal and haven’t even tried to impose spending restraint, I was rather pessimistic about tax reform earlier this year. Given my dour attitude, I thought the best-possible outcome was nothing more than a reduction in the...