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New FTC Lawsuit Could Make Booze More Expensive
The incoming administration should scrap the case and allow Americans to decide for themselves where they’d like to shop for alcohol
Jan 15
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Satya Marar
Shoppers Find a New Outlet (Center)
A small town illustrates the evolution of outlet shopping in America
Dec 2, 2024
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Addison Del Mastro
Congress Should Mend, Not End, Social Security’s WEP and GPO
These provisions need reform, but some version of them is necessary to achieve parity among workers with similar lifetime earnings
Nov 19, 2024
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Charles Blahous
Tax Expenditures for the Chopping Block: The Child Tax Credit
This costly and badly targeted tax credit falls short in achieving its intended goals, and expanding it would exacerbate its flaws
Nov 13, 2024
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Jack Salmon
The Rise and Fall of the WTO
Distrust in the ability of international trade institutions is leading toward a fragmented, ineffective trading framework that could harm the global…
Nov 1, 2024
Tax Expenditures for the Chopping Block: College Tax Credits
Subsidies intended to encourage enrollment and help students pay for college are ineffective and subject to abuse
Oct 17, 2024
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Jack Salmon
Tax Expenditures for the Chopping Block: Energy Subsidies
Uncapped energy subsidies hamper innovation and misallocate resources
Oct 1, 2024
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Jack Salmon
The Fed Needs to Modernize Its Tactics
It’s time for the Fed to be able to move as quickly as financial markets do
Sep 17, 2024
Tax Expenditures for the Chopping Block: The Earned Income Tax Credit
The EITC doesn’t alleviate poverty or help the people it’s trying to help—and it’s rife with fraud and abuse
Sep 4, 2024
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Jack Salmon
Tax Expenditures for the Chopping Block: State and Local Tax Deduction
The SALT deduction unfairly benefits the wealthiest Americans and incentivizes states to raise taxes
Aug 22, 2024
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Jack Salmon
Tax Expenditures for the Chopping Block: Tax-Exempt Interest on Municipal Bonds
Not taxing interest from municipal bonds is expensive, crowds out private-sector investment in infrastructure and gives the biggest benefits to the…
Jul 30, 2024
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Jack Salmon
How America Subsidizes the World’s Medicine
Changes to domestic drug pricing policies can make foreign countries pay a larger share
Jul 12, 2024
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Satya Marar
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Jacob James Rich
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