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Data Contradict Johnston's Statement about Redistribution
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| Posted: Wednesday, July 2, 2008 |
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The federal tax system is highly progressive, with the highest-income 1 percent of the population paying one-quarter of all federal taxes.
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Viard Replies to Johnston
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| Posted: Thursday, July 17, 2008 |
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Alan D. Viard explains that the federal tax system is highly progressive.
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U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Balkanization for Some, but Not All, Bonds
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| Posted: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 |
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Viard critiques the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Kentucky Dept. of Revenue v. Davis, which upheld state income tax exemptions for residents' holdings of home-state municipal bonds.
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The Fiscal Picture, Today and Beyond
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| Posted: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 |
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The new president and Congress will face many new tax policy choices.
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Selective Private Activity Bond Exemption Issue Still Unresolved
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| Posted: Friday, May 30, 2008 |
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In Kentucky Department of Revenue vs. Davis, the Supreme Court chose not to resolve the validity of the current state treatment of private activity bonds.
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Benefit Growth That We Cannot Afford
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| Posted: Tuesday, April 8, 2008 |
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Social Security is financially unsustainable in its current form, but by keeping benefits on an even keel, we can put it on a sound financial footing.
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Three Cheers for the Decline of the Corporate Income Tax
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| Posted: Tuesday, April 8, 2008 |
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Rather than colluding to maintain the corporate income tax, countries should switch to better-designed revenue sources.
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Benefit Growth That We Can't Afford
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| Posted: Thursday, April 3, 2008 |
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As the number of workers earning wages steadily falls, we cannot afford to link retirement benefits to the average worker's wages.
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Discussion of "Consumption Tax Reform: Changes in Business Equity and Housing Prices"
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| Posted: Wednesday, May 21, 2008 |
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Switching from the current income tax to a consumption tax would cause only modest declines in the prices of stocks and owner-occupied homes.
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Higher Taxes for Whom?
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| Posted: Monday, March 24, 2008 |
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Taxes need to be increased over a wide range of incomes, not just on the wealthy.
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