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Have Surtaxes and Tax Increases on High Earners Led to More Income Tax Revenues?
Revisiting Tax Changes in New York and Massachusetts
9 hrs ago
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Jack Salmon
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The Quarterly Ledger: A Review of the Nation’s Balance Sheet: Q2 FY 2026
As total debt held by the public surpassed $31 trillion in the second quarter of fiscal year 2026, it would be valuable for policymakers to take stock…
Apr 17
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Jack Salmon
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The EITC's Success Story Was Always Thinner Than Advertised
For decades, the Earned Income Tax Credit has occupied a nearly sacred place in American social policy.
Apr 15
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Veronique de Rugy
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Studying the Wealth of Nations (Conclusion)
Debt, War, and Fiscal Illusion
Apr 14
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Joshua Rowley
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Did Structural Adjustment Programs Harm Developing Countries?
What Hickel Gets Wrong About Capitalism and Poverty, Part 2
Apr 13
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Jack Salmon
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The Doughnut Has a Hole: A Major Empirical Test of Degrowth Framework
One of the persistent frustrations in debates over “degrowth” is that its core claims—centered on the idea that economies must operate within a “safe…
Apr 8
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Jack Salmon
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The Federal Budget Mostly Benefits Seniors
New data from the Penn Wharton Budget Model shows exactly who the federal government works for
Apr 7
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Veronique de Rugy
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Studying the Wealth of Nations (Part 11)
Taxation, Incentives, and the Limits of Fiscal Design
Apr 7
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Joshua Rowley
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The Bill America Can't Keep Ignoring
In certain corners of Washington and on the populist right, a theory that has been gaining traction that goes something like this: America’s real…
Apr 6
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Veronique de Rugy
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The Price of Precaution: The EU’s T+1 Settlement Inertia
The most basic purchase of a stock, starting with a simple computer click, involves dozens of cascading steps, or checkpoints, required to ensure trade…
Apr 3
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Clément Granger-Veyron
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Washington’s Millionaires Tax Unlikely to Raise Projected Revenues: Lessons from California
Washington Gov.
Apr 2
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Jack Salmon
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The Abundance Agenda Has a Tax Problem
Cato Institute’s Adam Michel and I have a new piece out at Civitas on what the abundance conversation is still overlooking.
Apr 1
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Veronique de Rugy
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