Taxes
Pushback Against EPA’s Attempts to Regulate Carbon Emissions Grows
Americans for Tax Reform applauds the letters sent by business leaders and governors supporting Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) resolution of disapproval which would prevent the Environmental Protectio...
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Minnesota Gubernatorial Candidate Running on a Platform of Tax Hikes
The Minnesota DFL (the state's Democratic party) has a crowded field for the 2010 gubernatorial race, with about 10 credible candidates vying for the nominate. One of them is Sen. Tom Bakk (DFL-C...
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The Evergreen Tax and Fee Spree
Washington suffers from a $2.8 billion overspending problem and it seems that the only remedy state lawmakers can come up with is to raise taxes...by a lot. In fact, the only creative “solutio...
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The Left Agree: Obamacare Ushers In Their Radical Ideological Agenda
President Obama has repeatedly attempted to sell his government takeover of healthcare as a centerist, middle of the road policy. Something that won't be radical, but rather will be 'consensus' based....
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Does the Obamacare Investment Surtax Apply to Capital Gains?
ATR today sent a letter to President Obama asking him to clarify whether or not the 2.9 percent surtax on "unearned income" applies to capital gains. Here's an excerpt:
In part...
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More on the VAT
As more and more on the left are floating the idea of imposing a Value Added Tax (VAT) to pay for some of their outlandish spending proposals, and indeed as a general panacea to the country's fi...
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How 550,000 jobs were destroyed by the minimum wage hike
In 2007, the Federal government demonstrated their ignorance of economics by raising the minimum wage, an action that was guaranteed to kill jobs, whilst simultaneously not increasing people's wages (...
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Energy Tax Hike Series: Superfund Tax Reinstated
The President’s FY 2011 budget contains hundreds of billions of dollars in new taxes on energy production and consumption. These taxes will result in higher prices at the pump, increased utility...
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Raise Taxes or Raise Taxes? Washington’s Solution to $2.8 Billion Budget Deficit
The state of Washington finds itself in a financial mess $2.8 billion in the making. This comes as the result of over-paid state employees, high cost pension plans, burdensome social programs, and was...
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Andy Stern Appointed to Debt Panel While Under Criminal Review for Lobbying Activities
[PDF of Press Release]
In response to President Obama’s appointment of Andy Stern to the bi-partisan debt panel, the Alliance for Worker Freedom sent out the following release:
President ...
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Give a Hoot, Don’t Pollute . . .the Economy with Taxes or Unnecessary Spending
Arizona’s budget battle has squeezed the Arizona State Parks Board, closing two-thirds of state parks. Politicians will sometimes use the “Washington Monument Syndrome” tactic, clo...
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ATRF Analysis: Limit Earning Stripping by Expatriated Entities
This is part of a series of posts analyzing proposed changes to the U.S. international tax system. For the rest of the series, please click here.
Current Law
Under current law, a debt...
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Ann Marie Buerkle Signs Taxpayer Protection Pledge in NY-25
Ann Marie Buerkle, a candidate in 25th Congressional district in New York, recently signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. Buerkle is currently the only candidate in the NY-25 race to take the Pledge,...
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Obamacare's Individual Mandate Penalty Is a Tax
A close reading of President Obama's healthcare plan finds several terms to describe the tax Americans will pay if they choose not to purchase qualifying health insurance. These terms include &q...
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California Lawmakers Really Want to Tax the Internet
Originally posted on www.StopETaxes.com.
Last year, when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a proposal (AB 178) to extend the sales tax to all online sales, the California legislature vowed a ...
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UPDATED: Obamacare Raises Taxes by $748 Billion Over the Next Decade
(Note: these estimates have been updated to reflect changes made in the effective date of the “Cadillac plan” excise tax relative to the Senate bill, and to reflect a report from Bloomberg...
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ATR Will Rate Against a Cloture Vote on HIRE Act (So-Called "Jobs Bill")
This evening, the United States Senate will be voting on a cloture motion on the “Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act,” erroneously dubbed the “jobs bill.” ATR wi...
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BREAKING: Tax Analysis of Obamacare Plan
Today, the White House released President Obama's draft healthcare plan. Below is a comprehensive analysis of all the tax provisions. Where possible, scores have been assigned based on ear...
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Why Tyler Cowen is Wrong About a VAT
Tyler Cowen from Marginal Revolution wrote a much-discussed piece this week ("Is There a Case for a VAT?") about a value-added tax (VAT). I would read that first before continuing to r...
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