Taxes
Taxes
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AddictionBig Sugar and Us
It’s been a sweet year for Big Sugar. Coca-Cola, Pepsi-Cola and the American Beverage Association beat back sugary drink taxes and their proponents in California, Arizona and Washington. The American Sugar Alliance succeeded in retaining... Read More
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EducationA Degree At Any Price
Fraud complaints against for-profit colleges arrive at the Department of Education at a rate of 8,000 a month. That is on top of the current complaint backlog of 87,000. No wonder Betsy DeVos is trying... Read More
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AddictionTax the Juul
Buy a pack of Marlboros in New York City, and you will pay $5.85 in cigarette taxes. Buy a Juul e-cigarette device and liquid nicotine pod, and you won’t be taxed a penny. The total... Read More
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ConservationReduce, Reuse…China-Cycle?
Green Fence. National Sword. Blue Sky. These are the aspirational names of China’s environmental policies that have put the $106 billion U.S. recycling industry through the shredder. China, the world’s largest importer of all types... Read More
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ImmigrationAmerica’s Cold Shoulder
The U.S. accepted 44 Syrian refugees in the first six months of this fiscal year. That’s a rounding error relative to the 11 million displaced Syrians in the world today, but representative of our current... Read More
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ConsumerLong-Term Care: You’re On Your Own
Aging baby boomers are rocking family finances and shocking the healthcare system with unanticipated long-term care expenses that leave them and our government burdened by the financial realities of elder care. Current federal proposals to... Read More
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EducationSqueezing Public Schools
Maintaining a high-quality public education system, particularly in the face of increasing global competition, is one important function of government. In the U.S. 90% of all K-12 pupils are educated in public schools. However, new... Read More
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TaxesNo Free Rides
In its 2017 Infrastructure Report Card, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) gave American roads a grade of D. Not that we really needed to be told. We’re spending an average $516 a year... Read More
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ImmigrationImproving H-2A/B Temporary Work Visas
Surprise. In one area, what’s good for Donald Trump might be good for you and the economy too. President Trump’s businesses have employed over 1,000 H-2A/B visa holders since 2000. H-2B, non-agricultural, and H-2A, agricultural... Read More
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HousingTime to Phase Out the Mortgage Interest Deduction?
When people talk about the U.S. having a housing-affordability issue (81% of Americans feel this is a key issue), they are probably thinking about millennials living at home with their parents, seniors on a fixed... Read More