Showing posts with label State and Local Policy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label State and Local Policy. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 18, 2026

New York City's Pied-à-Terre Tax: Mamdani's Heavy Foot on High-End Second Homes

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If you own a multimillion-dollar apartment in New York City but don't live there full-time, prepare to pay for the "privilege....
Monday, August 3, 2026

The Show-Me State Should Show That Zero Income Tax Can Work in Missouri

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"Eliminate the state income tax" is one of those proposals that sounds like it fits libertarianism like a glove. Personally, I don...
Thursday, November 20, 2025

Property Tax Abolition Won’t Fly in Florida: A Pragmatic Call for Property Tax Reform

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Across the United States, homeowners are feeling the squeeze not only in terms of housing costs, but also in terms of increasing property ta...
Thursday, April 24, 2025

Should Other States Follow Mississippi's Lead on Eliminating the State Income Tax?

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After months of infighting in its legislature, Mississippi passed a bill ( House Bill 1 ) earlier this month to eliminate its state income t...
Thursday, November 30, 2023

Graffiti Decriminalization Has No Place in Civil Society

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I recently came back from a sublime vacation in Colombia. I did so much in 11 days. I tried scuba diving, mud-bathing, paragliding, and ridi...
Monday, October 30, 2023

Coloradans Should Vote "No" on Proposition HH to Maintain Fiscal Sanity

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"If you don't first succeed, try, try again." Those who are against Colorado's Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (TABOR) are n...
Monday, July 31, 2023

Citywide Zero-Fare Bus Systems Are a Costly, Ineffective Boondoggle

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Last week, I was getting on the bus and I noticed something uncanny: almost no one was paying fare to get on the bus. I thought perhaps this...
Friday, November 4, 2022

Massachusetts Millionaire Tax Will Cost the Commonwealth Much More Than a Pretty Penny

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An even-numbered year in U.S. politics means it is an election cycle. One of the aspects of the election cycle I enjoy most is the ballots o...
Monday, November 2, 2020

Why More States Should Legalize Sports Betting: A Look at Maryland and South Dakota Ballot Initiatives

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With a pandemic, recession, social unrest, and a presidential election dominating the news cycle, you would think there would be little room...
Friday, October 30, 2020

California Proposition 25: Should Cash Bail Be Replaced with Risk Assessment Tools?

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The right to a pretrial bail is so old that it predates the Magna Carta. It is a right that is also protected in the United States Constitu...
Wednesday, October 21, 2020

2020 State Ballot Hodgepodge: Florida Minimum Wage, Illinois Income Tax Reform, California Gig Economy, and Marijuana Legalization

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One of the things I enjoy most about election season is not the presidential election hullabaloo or even when you have Supreme Court justice...
Friday, May 15, 2020

The Federal Government Has No Business Bailing Out State Governments, Especially With Coronavirus as a Pretext

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As if it were not enough that Congress passed a stimulus bill (the CARES Act) that exceeded $2.1 trillion, the House now wants to pass anoth...