Trump Tax Plan A Good First Start, But It Needs A Better Tax Base
By Ryan Ellis President Trump’s key advisers this week released an outline of his vision for tax reform. All told, it would be a very...
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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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Obamacare Repeal Bill Abolishes Tax Hikes, Expands HSAs, Creates New Health Insurance Tax Credit
By Ryan Ellis The House Ways and Means Committee just released their half of the Obamacare “repeal and replace” bill. They are in charge...
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Healthcare Tax Credits Are Not A New Republican Entitlement
By Ryan Ellis “We should help Americans purchase their own coverage, through the use of tax credits and expanded Health Savings Accounts...
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Obamacare Repeal And Replace Is A Tax Cut Getting Bigger All The Time
By Ryan Ellis Breathless press accounts in Washington, D.C. recently would leave one believing that Obamacare “repeal and replace” is...
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Congress Needs To Pass Obamacare Repeal Resolution For Sake Of Taxpayers
By Ryan Ellis This week, the U.S. Senate and then the U.S. House of Representatives will consider a budget resolution for FY 2017. It has...
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Taxpayers Should Oppose a Carbon Tax in Washington State
By Ryan Ellis In a presidential election year, state and local measures often take a backseat to the eye candy at the top of the ticket....
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U.S. House to Stop IRS from Stealing Your Bank Account
By: Ryan Ellis This week, the U.S. House of Representatives will consider H.R. 5523, the “Clyde-Hirsch-Sowers RESPECT (Restraining...
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IRS Faces New Restrictions and Budget Cuts in Spending Bill
By Ryan Ellis Today, the U.S. House will take up H.R. 5485, FY 2017 “Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act.”Among...
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Health Savings Account Expansions To Pass U.S. House Overwhelmingly
By Ryan Ellis Today, the U.S. House of Representatives will pass sweeping expansions of health savings accounts (HSAs) and bring back the...
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Roskam IRS Free Speech Bill Will Stop The Next Lois Lerner
By Ryan Ellis The U.S. House of Representatives today will consider H.R. 5053, the “Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act.”...
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Top Five Reasons The Death Tax’s 100th Birthday Should Be Its Last
By Ryan Ellis In case you haven’t heard, the federal estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax (collectively known as the “death...
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