by Andrew F. Quinlan | Nov 8, 2016 | Opinion and Commentary
This article originally appeared on The Daily Caller on November 7, 2016. In addition to choosing between presidential candidates, voters in the state of Washington will be asked on November 8th to decide whether to enact a one-of-a-kind ballot proposal to impose a...
by Brian Garst | Nov 7, 2016 | Blogs, Energy, Taxation
Everyone is focused on the bitterly contested Presidential election tomorrow, but important initiatives are being decided on state ballots. One of those is Washington’s Initiative #732, which would impose a carbon tax within the state. CF&P President Andrew...
by Dan Mitchell | Jun 25, 2012 | Big Government, Blogs, Bureaucracy
Back in February, I posted this startling map showing that 10 of America’s 15-richest counties are the bedroom communities surrounding Washington, DC. There’s a lot of money in Washington because federal bureaucrats are wildly overpaid, as I document in this video,...
by Dan Mitchell | Aug 22, 2010 | Blogs, Tax Competition, Taxation
I ran across two interesting lists showing how politicians at the state and local level are often just as bad as the ones in Washington, DC. First, Forbes has an article identifying the 10 states with the highest income tax rates. The top rate is a big deterrent to...
