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Redefining Income Is the Wrong Approach to Inequality
Earnings before taxes and government transfers remains a key benchmark for prosperity.
Confronting the Federal Deficit with Reps. Khanna and Arrington
Both taxes and spending are on the table as one progressive and one conservative join Oren Cass for discussions of how exactly to fix the budget.
Will Trump II See the Return of Fiscal Conservatism?
The long-standing conservative consensus on tax cuts is now teetering, and even if Republicans win the presidency and both houses of Congress, TCJA’s extension is no sure thing.
New Collection: Return of the Fiscal Conservatives
American Compass has released a new collection taking on directly the most sacred Republican cow: tax policy.
Return of the Fiscal Conservatives
Charting the course back to fiscal sanity and limited government
Budget Model: First Edition
How to get to a real bipartisan budget deal—no budgeting gimmicks needed.
Americans Can Do a Budget Deal
The American people grasp the gravity of the deficit, and they’re willing to support the difficult tradeoffs necessary to do something about it.
Finding the Responsible Party
The conservative journey back from anti-tax zealotry to limited government
Is the Republican Party’s Refusal to Raise Taxes Fiscally Irresponsible?
American Compass’s Oren Cass and Club for Growth’s David McIntosh debate how conservatives should approach taxes and spending.
Republicans Are Misremembering Their Record of ‘Fiscal Discipline’
If conservatism is to regain its footing, the New Right will need better solutions than what Trump has offered. But a return to what came before him is no solution at all.
New Collection: Supply-Side Economics Beyond Tax Cuts
Long-term analysis shows the ineffectiveness of the Bush and Trump tax cuts
Learning the Lessons of Supply-Side Economics
Conservatives should bring supply-side thinking to issues beyond business investment
Rebuilding the Supply-Side Platform
Boosting American investment and production when tax cuts will not
The Curse of Voodoo Economics
Conservatives should favor limited government, not reflexive tax cuts
A Walk on the Supply Side
Moving Pro-Growth Economics Beyond Tax Cuts
Critics Corner: Tax Foundation’s Erica York on Tariffs
On this episode of Critics Corner, Tax Foundation senior economist Erica York joins Oren Cass for a conversation about tariffs: who bears the cost, who benefits, and much more. Further Read more…
If We Can’t Agree on a Global Minimum, Abolish the Corporate Tax
It may come as a surprise to many readers that arguments about radically altering the concept of corporate taxation do not hail exclusively from right-wing libertarian think tanks.
Taxing Families Like Companies
If families are people, and corporations are people, it stands to reason that families should be allowed to incorporate and file their taxes accordingly.
The Free-Market-Fundamentalist Menace
The Senate is finally back in Washington and negotiations over the next coronavirus recovery package are underway. The White House’s initial salvo was reported Monday and includes a capital gains tax cut, a measure to increase entertainment tax deductions, and a payroll tax cut.
