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FISCAL POLICY

Getting fiscal policy right is the heart of getting government economic policies right. That means a pro-growth tax code which raises enough money for modest and well-designed government spending programs. Essential to fiscal policy is health care policy, which today dominates both tax and spending outlooks.

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Joint Letter in Support of the Pandemic Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Act, S. 4708

Several conservative leaders and free market groups have joined a coalition letter supporting the Pandemic Preparedness, Response, and...

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The Economy We Lost

By ROBERT VERBRUGGEN This year has been an awful one, and we’re all fully aware of that fact. But what too few of us appreciate is how...

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Joint Letter Supporting Language to Protect Freelance Economy

Several conservative leaders and free market groups have joined a coalition letter supporting language in the Republican COVID-19 relief...

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Democrats try to sneak ‘Green New Deal’ through tax code

By: Ryan Ellis In recent weeks, House Democrats have begun to signal how they would govern if given unified control of the federal...

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Supply Chain Fears Bolster Medical Manufacturing Tax Break Push

Pandemic-induced concerns about the international supply chain for face masks, pharmaceuticals, and other medical supplies are stoking...

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Delay July’s Tax Day tidal wave

By: Ryan Ellis The month of July brings with it this year a tidal wave of tax payments owed by employers and families to the IRS and...

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Three simple rules for Congress in the new COVID-19 relief bill

By: Ryan Ellis Congress is usually not very good at basic lessons of economics. In fact, simple arithmetic is usually challenging for...

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Don’t let private health insurance be a coronavirus victim

By: Ryan Ellis No one will know until final reports are in, but our best guess at the moment is that about 36 million people have lost...

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Don’t bail out Big Insurance in coronavirus legislation

By: Ryan Ellis Millions of people have found a simultaneously grim yet welcome surprise in their mailboxes of late: rebate checks from...

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Coalition Letter Opposing Denial Of Intellectual Property Rights Of COVID-Fighting Innovators

By: Carrie Lukas May 7, 2020 Dear Member of Congress: We write to express strong opposition to the idea several Democratic lawmakers are...

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Trump pushes $2 trillion infrastructure package in next coronavirus bill

By Jeff Stein and Seung Min Kim President Trump said Tuesday that a $2 trillion infrastructure package should be part of Congress’s next...

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Tax Pros Worry Lack of Filing Extension Will Confuse Taxpayers

Tax preparers who hoped upcoming tax filing deadlines for individuals and businesses would be delayed due to the new coronavirus were...

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