Jonathan Williams
Jonathan Williams is Director of the Center for State Fiscal Reform and the Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force at ALEC. Williams’s work has appeared in many publications including The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Investor’s Business Daily. He is a contributing author of “In Defense of Capitalism” (Northwood University Press, 2010), and has written for the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. Williams is a frequent guest on talk radio shows and has appeared on numerous television outlets, including the PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and Fox Business News. Williams was also the recipient of the prestigious Ludwig von Mises Award in Economics.
Posts by Jonathan Williams:
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The Avoidable Bankruptcy Catastrophe
July 19 2012Bankruptcy has become a real danger to municipalities that choose not to address their fiscal problems. And for most, the problem at the top of …
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Deep Blue Pension Reform
June 18 2012It’s no secret that America’s pensions are a major cause of fiscal stress across the country. According to a report last year from State Budget …
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States Should Avoid Federal Bailouts – Even Illinois Agrees
March 21 2012Certainly, the past decade has been a difficult one for states, and policymakers are searching for ways to stay afloat. Some pundits and policymakers now …
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Budget Transparency Increases Accountability in State Government
February 29 2012States that implement budget transparency provide the public with information on state spending in an effort to promote transparency and accountability in government. Budget …
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States Look to Eliminate Personal Income Taxes
February 17 2012Facing big budget shortfalls, many states are considering fundamentally changing their tax structure. Kansas, Missouri, and Oklahoma are currently attracting the most attention with proposals …
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Taxes matter more than sunshine
December 14 2011A recent study from the left-wing Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) concludes that taxes do not motivate people to leave high-tax states. The …
