Research/Publications
Taxes Really Do Matter: Look at the States
Tuesday, September 11th, 2012
Barack Obama and the Democrats in Congress are betting the future of the U.S. economy on a gamble that tax rates don’t matter: so raising income taxes, dividend taxes, and capital gains taxes in 2013, won’t hurt the economy. The evidence from the states, however, suggests just the opposite is true. We’ve looked at the...Read More
The Money Market Mutual Fund Industry: First Do No Harm
Friday, August 24th, 2012
Chairman Mary Schapiro of the Securities and Exchange Commission announced Wednesday that she did not have the required votes among the SEC commissioners to proceed with new proposed regulations on money market mutual funds (MMFs). In her statement, she then urged other policymakers to act “to address the systemic risks posed by money market funds.”...Read More
The Left’s Dubious History of Income Inequality
Wednesday, July 11th, 2012
In February 2009, President Barack Obama issued his first budget, a budget that resulted in a federal deficit of $1.3 trillion. The title of the budget, “A New Era of Responsibility,” had partners in rhetorical exorbitance in its subheadings: “Inheriting a Legacy of Misplaced Priorities,” “Ignoring Our Long-term Challenges,” and “Failure to Invest in Our...Read More
Economic Consequences of Tennessee’s Gift and Estate Tax
Monday, March 19th, 2012
Tennessee is one of 19 states with a separate estate tax and one of only two states with a gift tax, which has caused the state to underperform in comparison to other right-to-work states and other states with no earned income tax, low corporate tax, and low overall tax burdens according to authors Arthur B....Read More
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