Governor Scott Takes Aim at the Corporate Income Tax
In a recent Bloomberg television interview, Governor Rick Scott of Florida detailed his plan to cut $500 million in state taxes and fees. The state…
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Rain Tax Fines Drench Maryland’s Carroll County
Fara Klein • November 12, 2013
Maryland’s Carroll County recently received a letter from Assistant Attorney General Paul DeSantis, threatening to fine the county $10,000 for each day that it…
Why work when welfare pays more?
Fara Klein • September 26, 2013
The Cato Institute recently released an updated version of a decades-old study analyzing welfare benefits on a state-by-state basis. The study, The Work vs. Welfare…
Successful Pension Reform in Rhode Island
Fara Klein • August 20, 2013
In ALEC’s latest publication, Keeping The Promise: State Solutions For Government Pension Reform, former State Senator Dan Liljenquist details how the state of Rhode Island…
Pennsylvania Aims to Reform Government Pensions
Fara Klein • July 26, 2013
By Fara Klein and Nick Oswald Pennsylvania legislators are gearing up to tackle one of the largest financial problems facing states today: unfunded pension liabilities. The…
Myth of the Day: Raising Tax Rates Will Not Harm Economic Growth
Fara Klein • March 11, 2013
A centerpiece of the progressive case for big government is the premise that high taxes don’t effect economic growth. In Tax Myths Debunked, co-authors Dr.