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19th Century Myth Threatens 21st Century Technology
Two centuries ago, a group of English textile workers known as the Luddites feared that new technologies of the industrial revolution would destroy their livelihoods. The Luddites formed militias and…
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Good Tax Policy Helps Good People Do More Good
Giving Tuesday asks us to look past the transient things in Black Friday or Cyber Monday and refocus on those which have a far larger impact on our communities and…
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Distinguishing Myth from Reality: The Kansas Tax Reform Effort
Tax policy changes in Kansas have received more media attention than any other state-level fiscal reforms in recent memory – even though many successful pro-growth tax reforms took place in…
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State Legislator Grove Says Tax Reform is Federal and State Issue
ALEC member and Pennsylvania State Representative, Seth Grove, joined ALEC Chief Economist, Jonathan Williams, as a panelist at the Heritage Foundations event: How Eliminating the State and Local Tax Deduction…
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Proposed Tax Increases Threaten to Stunt Oklahoma Recovery
The Oklahoma legislature is considering tax increases on cigarettes, beer, and fuel, along with doubling the severance tax on new oil and natural gas wells. The estimated…
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Oregon Triggered by Poor Tax Policy
Oregon taxpayers will receive $464 million worth of their income tax payments back as refundable credits on their 2018 returns, despite the initial $1.8…
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Passing Tax Reform: Advice from NC State Rep. Saine
As Congress goes about the hard work of drafting a tax bill that will pass both chambers, it should take a lesson from states that have successfully implemented tax reform. In 2013, North Carolina reduced…
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Chief Economist Jonathan Williams Thoughts on Tax Reform
Hardworking American taxpayers deserve an economic boost, and the principles outlined in this federal tax reform effort will provide pro-growth tax rate reductions while adding fairness and simplicity to the…
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Jonathan Williams Talks Tax Reform on Patriot Tonight on Sirius XM
Chief Economist Jonathan Williams joined Patriot Tonight’s Melanie Collette on SiriusXM. Jonathan said that high tax states that could lose their state and local tax (SALT) deduction should use…
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Alexion, General Electric, Aetna and Others Are Leaving Connecticut for a Reason
The Connecticut legislature moved to raise taxes by about $1.5 billion dollars[i] through new and higher taxes on cell phones, Uber rides, hospitals, hotels and second properties last…
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West Virginia’s Economic Outlook Improves, Still Behind Most States
In the 10th edition of Rich States, Poor States, West Virginia’s economic outlook improved from 37th to 31st out of the 50 states. This improvement is largely thanks to the…
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Lessons from Connecticut’s Income Tax: A Cautionary Tale
In 1991, Connecticut implemented a flat income tax of 4.5 percent. The income tax promised to stabilize tax revenues by replacing the volatile state capital gains tax and was to…
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National Review: Reagan’s Argument for Eliminating the State and Local Tax Deduction
Read the original article at nationalreview.com. Reprinted with permission. Reagan’s Argument for Eliminating the State and Local Tax Deduction You’ll recall that I’m wary about the GOP…
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Support for Soda Tax Fizzles in Cook County
Tax-and-spend proponents have a serious problem when even the greater Chicagoland area, long known as a city that soaks taxpayers, heeds citizen uproar and moves to repeal a tax. The…
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For High-Octane Growth, Exchange the State and Local Tax Deductions for Lower Income Tax Rates
Eliminating the state and local tax (SALT) deduction would provide upwards of $1.5 trillion over the next decade to implement broad-based tax cuts nationally. This overhaul would spur the growth…
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Jonathan Williams Joins the Tim Jones Radio Show
Chief Economist and Vice President of the Center for State Fiscal Reform joined the Time Jones Radio Show this past weekend. Jonathan talked federal tax reform.
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Erica York: Redskins Camp is a Bad Deal for RVA Taxpayers
As the Washington Redskins “broke training camp” at their state-of-the art facility, the city of Richmond is going broke paying for it all.This year marks the fifth season the football…
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ALEC Applauds Federal Tax Reform Framework
As a nation, we have fallen behind in competitiveness – just by standing still. As the rest of the world has reduced taxes on employers, our job creators pay some…
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Jonathan Williams Explains Why America Needs Tax Cuts Now
The ALEC Tax team joined How Money Walks, Job Creators Network and small business owners from across the country in front of the Internal Revenue Service to rally for tax…
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Taxpayers Score Win as Pennsylvania House Squashes Proposed Tax Hikes
Late Wednesday night, members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a budget that is free of the onerous tax increases included in previous budgets passed by…