By Andy Blom, TES Washington Editor They say bad things come in threes. Well, we’ve had a pandemic, a wave of protests and riots, so what else does 2020 have in store for us? But no matter the obstacles, free market policy people keep right on working, offering perspective and policy options to lead […]
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U.S. state estate taxes chase away billionaires
“Taxing billionaires: Geographical location of the ultra-wealthy in the U.S. is highly sensitive to state estate taxes” By Enrico Moretti and Daniel J. Wilson, courtesy of IZA The United States exhibit vast geographical differences in the degree to which personal income, corporate income and wealth are taxed. There has been much debate in […]
TES Weekly Update: Trump takes the keys back from California
And it will save American car buyers thousands of dollars… Donald Trump’s move to revoke the waiver that allowed California to set its own vehicle fuel efficiency and emissions standards generated an entirely predictable wave of self-righteous indignation from the left, who portray it as an act of federal eco-tyranny, suddenly rediscovering their love […]
Google investigations aim to protect free market, say state AGs
The investigation into Google’s competitive practices launched by the attorneys general of 48 states, Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia isn’t a witch hunt or political maneuver, but a broad bipartisan effort to protect the free market and American consumers, according to Curtis […]
Should Taxes Be Lower? French and New Yorkers Think So
Two famously high-tax locales would like this particular claim to fame to go away – and don’t worry, they both have plenty of better claims to fame anyway. A new survey shows that a majority of French voters would like their sky-high taxes to come down, while economic data suggests that rich New Yorkers […]