Archive - The Unseen and The Unsaid

Targeting Gimmicks is a Distraction from Genuine Tax Reform

Short-Term Giveaways Are No Substitute for Long-Term Growth

18 hrs ago •

There's No Real Case for An American Baby Bonus

A closer look at the research undermines the validity of a new Niskanen Center study

May 7 •

Susannah Petitt

Tax Cuts Won’t Cure the Trade War’s Economic Hangover

Extending the TCJA is no match for the lasting damage of tariffs and rising debt

May 6 •

Veronique de Rugy

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Tracking Efforts to Shrink the Size of the Federal Workforce: April 2025 Update

April was another busy month for federal agency layoffs, and we even saw a resurrection of the Deferred Resignation Program.

May 2 •

April 2025

No, Tariffs Won’t Fund the Government

Wishful thinking isn't enough

Apr 29 •

CBO Budget Projections are Optimistic: Underestimating America’s Fiscal Challenges

The budgetary projections of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) offer policymakers a rough baseline forecast on which they base their spending…

Apr 28 •

Correcting the Record on Wealth Concentration

Good Headlines Don't Mean Good Policy

Apr 25 •

The Promise of Abundance and the Overlooked Obstacle of Fiscal Policy

Reform tax and fiscal policy with the same ambition as regulatory reform.

Apr 24 •

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Veronique de Rugy

The Impact of Budget Deficits on Savings and Investment

How Fiscal Imbalance Ripples Through Capital Markets and Undermines Future Investment

Apr 23 •

Taxation and Economic Growth

What the Empirical Literature Tells Us About the Growth Risks of a $4.5 Trillion Tax Hike

Apr 22 •

What the American Colonies Teach us About Tax Competition

Why Decentralized Tax Policy Fostered Freedom

Apr 21 •

You Can’t Subsidize Your Way to Social Mobility

Families deserve more from policymakers than tax credits and bonds

Apr 16 •

Susannah Petitt

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