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Streamlining Taxes on Short-Term Rentals
The sharing economy is here to stay. Thanks to ridesharing apps like Uber and Lyft and short-term rental platforms like Airbnb and HomeAway, technology and the spirit of entrepreneurship are joining forces...
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Nickel and Diming Innovation to Death
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is creating a new tax on Transportation Networking Companies (TNCs) to the tune of $0.20 per ride. Of the $0.20, five cents, or a full jitney nickel, will go to none other than the taxi industry itself.
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Cornhuskers Need Not Fear Tax Reform
States like North Carolina have flourished after embracing both tax relief and restraints on spending.
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Arkansas Gains Big on Capital Gains Tax Cut
According to Governor Asa Hutchinson, Arkansas ended fiscal year 2016 with a budget surplus of $177.4 million – a sizable $117.3 million higher than the previous fiscal year.
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Rich States, Poor States Event in Traverse City, Michigan
The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) joined the Mackinac Center for Public Policy in Traverse City, Michigan last week for an in-depth discussion of the state’s economy. Jonathan Williams, vice…
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2016’s Best and Worst State of the State Addresses
In 2016, 44 governors delivered State of the State or similar addresses, and among them were many proposals to confront tight budgets and improve economic performance in the states.
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For Economic Opportunity, the Redder the Better
Many of America’s bluest states are deep in the red thanks to tried-and-failed progressive policies. The Illinois General Assembly can’t pass a long-term budget deal, leading to significant losses…
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North Carolina Bears Standard for Good Tax Policy
The good news keeps coming – in 2017, the state personal income tax rate is scheduled to be reduced to 5.499 percent.
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VIDEO: What’s Right – and Wrong – with Kansas
In the latest edition of Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer State Economic Competitiveness Index, Kansas was 27th in terms of economic outlook.
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Florida’s Big Economy Should Be No Big Surprise
Florida’s economy is anything but retired. According to the latest in a series of economic forecasts from the University of Central Florida, growth in the state will largely outpace the…
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Maine Must Chip Away at Granite State’s Advantage
While Maine is moving in the right direction, the “New Hampshire Advantage” persists, as reflected in a recent report in the Bangor Daily News.
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Speaker Ryan, Chairman Brady Propose Pro-Growth Tax Reform for Congress
Fundamental tax reform has eluded Congress since the Reagan administration, but that is not stopping some members from proposing sweeping relief for our overburdened economy. As part of his “A…
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Even Governor Jerry Brown Admits Income Taxes Destabilize State Budget
For many years, Rich States, Poor States, Tax Myths Debunked and other ALEC publications have warned against over-reliance on state level income taxes...
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Philadelphia Embraces Discriminatory Taxation
"This is not the narrative that had been told to the public."
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Tax Code Shaken, Economic Outlook Not Stirred
A common argument put forth by proponents of tax-and-spend schemes is that pro-growth tax reforms are a guaranteed way for a state to destroy its bond rating.
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Spending Cuts and Tax Reform: Not ‘Heads’ or ‘Tails’
Insofar as state fiscal policy goes, taxes and spending are permanently linked as two sides of the same coin.
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Growth in the Desert
By abandoning the tax-and-spend playbook and prioritizing sound budgeting, state officials and legislators continue to help Arizona separate itself from economically overburdened states like Illinois, Connecticut and Pennsylvania.
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VIDEO: Jonathan Williams on Common Sense Rhode Island
In the latest edition of Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer Economic Competitiveness Index, Rhode Island placed 39th in terms of economic outlook.
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Gross Receipts Tax Threatens Job Growth and Economic Opportunity in Oregon
Oregon families deserve economic policies that increases opportunity and rewards entrepreneurship.
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Four Things Other New England States Are Doing Worse Than Maine
New England, on the whole, is an economically-depressed region.