Tag Archive: Rich States Poor States

  • Government Accountability Office Releases Annual Waste Report

    Andrew Bender | April 22, 2013 | Add a comment

    Every year, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) releases a report, first commissioned by Sen. Tom Coburn, detailing instances of waste and duplication by federal agencies.  This year the waste totaled $95 billion. For some perspective, the first year of sequestration cuts totaled $85 billion.  This report begs the question, why … »

  • Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Long on Opinion, Short on Research

    ALEC Blog Team | February 20, 2013 | Add a comment

    The Left-wing Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) is out with a new essay attacking the economic basis for low tax, free-market, limited government policy proposals like those laid out in Rich States, Poor States. In reality, CBPP’s paper is a case study in poor research methods, self-referentialism, and confirmation bias. The … »

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    ALEC Releases New Report: Tax Myths Debunked

    ALEC Blog Team | February 6, 2013 | Add a comment

    Across the country, states are seeking new ways to become more competitive and enhance economic growth. Unfortunately, economic prosperity can be elusive, as some “well-known” policy prescriptions fail to deliver the growth that they promise. Unfortunately, misconceptions about taxes are all too prevalent in public policy debates. ALEC’s newest report, … »

  • The California Sand Trap

    Ben Wilterdink | February 5, 2013 | Add a comment

    Pro golfer Phil Mickelson might become the next victim of California’s new high tax rates. In a press conference recently he explained that he felt targeted by the federal and state governments for being a successful high earner. He later walked back the comments for public relations reasons but his … »

  • California Legislature Has Fate of State in its Hands | FlashReport.org

    ALEC Blog Team | January 18, 2013 | Add a comment

    California Legislature Has Fate of State in its Hands | FlashReport.org By: Katy Grimes The California Legislature will be back in business on Monday Jan. 7. As the new and returning legislators prepare for legislating a very damaged California, I recommend they read “Rich States, Poor States,” published by the … »

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    The Real Snake Oil Salesmen

    ALEC Blog Team | December 19, 2012 | Add a comment

    By: Sen. Howard Stephenson Since 1995, the Utah Legislature has worked to fully implement the sound tax policy of not collecting sales taxes on business inputs like manufacturing equipment, mining equipment, computer servers, etc. The logic of this policy is two-fold. First, Utah applies sales tax to the final consumption … »

  • No Snake Oil, Life is About Incentives

    ALEC Blog Team | December 10, 2012 | Add a comment

    By Jonathan Small, CPA Many have heard the saying, “You reap what you sow.” This is an undeniable fact of life, reality. Essentially, this saying means that productive efforts eventually yield constructive results and destructive efforts eventually yield damaging results. Recently, two groups — the Iowa Policy Project and Good … »

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    A New Dose of Junk Economics

    Sen. Jim Buck and Ben Wilterdink | November 29, 2012 | Add a comment

    Despite the mountains of credible statistical evidence, the growing scholarly economic consensus, and sheer common sense, another report is released to claim that taxes don’t matter in state economies. The Iowa Policy Project (IPP), a liberal state policy group, and Good Jobs First, a big-labor mouthpiece, have teamed up to … »

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    Capital Gains Taxes: The Phantom Menace

    Andrew Bender | November 5, 2012 | Add a comment

    Film fans are abuzz over news that George Lucas will sell LucasArts, along with the globally renowned “Star Wars” franchise to Disney for a staggering $4 billion.  But as Quentin Fottrell at The Wall Street Journal’s MarketWatch illustrates, the decision may have more to do with taxes than filmmaking. The … »

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    Hired With a Silver Spoon?

    Ben Wilterdink | October 31, 2012 | Add a comment

    At a time when states are tightening their budgets and looking everywhere to find savings, one area has been largely overlooked. A new study released by Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) highlights the major disparity between state workers and private sector workers. In the new report, titled Public Servants or … »

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