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Best and Worst Governors 2018
By Chris Edwards
The U.S. economy is booming, and state governments are benefitting from strong revenue growth. Many governors are using the opportunity ...
October 10, 2018
Cut Corporate Taxes and Corporate Welfare
By Chris Edwards
Editor's Note: This piece was coauthored by Romina Boccia and Tom Schatz.President Donald Trump is prioritizing major tax reforms, including a ...
February 03, 2017
Timid GOP Postal Reforms
July 01, 2016 |
Privatize the USPS
By Chris Edwards
The next president will confront a range of fiscal crises that the current president has ignored. One of them is ...
April 01, 2016
GOP Candidates and Spending Cuts
By Chris Edwards
Editor's note: This piece was co-authored by Emily Ekins. You may remember Texas Governor Rick Perry’s brutal stumble in the ...
August 01, 2015
Obama Capital Gains Tax Proposal
By Chris Edwards
President Obama’s economic policies always seem to be a zero-sum proposition with winners and losers. Usually the losers are all ...
January 21, 2015
Highways and the Federal Gas Tax
January 14, 2015 |
Museum of Government Failure
By Chris Edwards
The Washington Post reported that NASA spent $349 million on a rocket test facility that is completely unused. It is ...
January 09, 2015
Senator Coburn’s Final Report
January 02, 2015 |
Improve Government: Repeal Aid to States
December 01, 2014 |
Highway Bill: The Unmentionable Option
November 17, 2014 |
Make America Safer: Shut Down the Department of Homeland Security
November 03, 2014 |
Accuracy of Macroeconomic Forecasts
October 20, 2014 |
Department of Homeland Security: Who Needs It?
October 19, 2014 |
Governors Make Fiscal Progress
October 13, 2014 |
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