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Don’t Let the Lame Duck Revive, and Expand, WOTC
A $50 Billion Encore for a Credit That Doesn’t Work
Oct 30
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Jack Salmon
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We Need Better Airline CEOs
In June 2021, Delta CEO Ed Bastian told investors at the AllianceBernstein Strategic Decisions Conference why they should buy airline stocks.
Oct 21
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Veronique de Rugy
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The Quarterly Ledger: A Review of the Nation’s Balance Sheet: Q4 FY 2026
Congress passed a continuing resolution on September 2, which funds government operations through December 11.
Oct 16
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Jack Salmon
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The Confidence Fairy Comes for France
Those who dismissed fiscal restraint in the 2010s overlooked something important. France is now paying the price.
Oct 14
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Veronique de Rugy
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California’s Wealth Tax Isn’t The Solution to Decades of Bad Promises
Next month, Californians will vote on Proposition 40 to decide whether to authorize the state to impose a 5% tax on the entire net worth of roughly 200…
Oct 13
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Veronique de Rugy
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Why the European Central Bank Cannot Let France off the Hook.
France’s Debt Troubles Are a Test of ECB Discipline
Oct 12
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Geert Ensing
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The Least Bad Tax May Be the Easiest to Abuse
Stable property taxes can be less distortive than other forms of taxation, but without fiscal rules they can also expand government
Oct 6
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Thomas Savidge
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September 2026
The Least Bad Tax: Ranking State Revenue Sources
This year several states have introduced, and in many cases enacted, legislation to reduce the tax burden for residents and businesses in their state.
Sep 28
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Jack Salmon
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What is driving up US interest rates?
Dissecting the 10-year Treasury, and what it tells us about the market’s view of the Federal debt
Sep 25
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Geert Ensing
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A Falling Labor Share Does Not Mean Workers Are Losing
Earlier this week, economic analyst and former advisor to President Obama, Steve Rattner, posted a commonly shared chart of the declining labor share of…
Sep 24
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Jack Salmon
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Truck drivers could soon be paying over $250 per tank on diesel
2026 has been a big year for gas prices.
Sep 23
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Samson McCune
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Colorado Votes on Whether to Unwind Good Tax Policy
This November, Colorado voters will decide whether to replace their 4.4 percent flat income tax with a graduated income tax that tops out at 8.4…
Sep 21
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Jack Salmon
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