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October 25, 2023
Weekly Economic News Roundup and best tax codes
October 25, 2023
Where to Find the Best Taxes

Identifying the best tax codes, the Tax Foundation ranked five major tax variables and a slew of subcategories for 38 OECD countries.

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April 30, 2023
sustainable debt
April 30, 2023
Debating the X-Date

Related to existing fiscal policy obligations, the X-date indicates precisely when the U.S. must have a higher debt ceiling.

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September 26, 2021
September 26, 2021
Deciding Who Is Rich

With the Biden Administration taking us to a $400,000 threshold for higher taxes, deciding who is rich has become a legislative debate.

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September 29, 2020
weekly economic news roundup and tax compliance
September 29, 2020
Why People Do and Don’t Pay Taxes

The economists who think about paying taxes tell us that there are so many different reasons that people do and do not comply.

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August 29, 2019
weekly economic news roundup and corruption impact
August 29, 2019
One Way That Norway Is Different from Nigeria

Diplomatic immunity can give us an indication of corruption in a country by looking at whether consular officials pay parking tickets.

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March 29, 2019
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March 29, 2019
Where a Sugary Drink Tax Won’t Work

Looking at the Philadelphia sugary drinks tax, we would find it did not accomplish many of its goals in three major categories.

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July 7, 2015
everyday economics and a good type of taxation, property taxes have incentives that do not constrain growth.
July 7, 2015
The Tax We Should Like

Among the least popular forms of taxation, property taxes are the most desirable because of their incentives, whom they target and their resilience.

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March 21, 2014
Weekly Economic News Roundup and federal spending
March 21, 2014
The One Big Reason We Can’t Really Cut the Federal Deficit

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March 8, 2014
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March 8, 2014
Would You Share Your Tuition, Your Income and Your Grades?

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