August 28, 2017
When Greek deficit totals were revised by the head of their statistical office, the Greek government said a crime had been committed.
August 15, 2017
Like all sin taxes, the Philadelphia sugary drinks tax has had an unpredictable impact on revenue and the alternatives that people select.
August 14, 2017
The state of Washington created new marijuana tax incentives when it switched how it taxed pot growers, processors and retailers.
July 31, 2017
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid expansion and subsequent Supreme Court decision had a surprising impact the divorce rate.
June 25, 2017
Thinking of postal service finances, you might picture Meyer Chuck, Alaska's 25 residents receiving a weekly mail delivery.
June 23, 2017
By changing our homes and our cream cheese purchases, taxes on bagels and windows can have unintended consequences when they distort our behavior.
June 4, 2017
The fiscal challenges that Japan's shrinking population has created come from a shrinking birth rate and an aging population.
May 31, 2017
Shown through grades that are mostly Cs and Ds, state pension problems display unrealistic fiscal policy decisions for an aging population.
May 9, 2017
Told that the House had not waited for CBO scoring results before passing a version of the American Health Care Act, we can ask what they were missing.
April 30, 2017
The Saudi king's golden escalators are examples of their affluence from oil and the need for Saudi diversification from oil.
April 27, 2017
Similar to a Magritte surrealistic painting, corporate taxes are not as simple as they appear because publicized numbers hide the real facts and incentives.
April 18, 2017
Asked about tax policy, most of us know little about who pays the most, how rates have changed, and which tax legislation was the best.