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March 30, 2013 The Debt Bomb That Taxpayers Won’t See Coming State and local governments owe $7.3 trillion in promises they’ve made that were never approved by taxpayers. By STEVEN MALANGA Mr. Malanga is a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute. This column is adapted from a forthcoming issue of City Journal, where he
March 28, 2013 Laffer and Moore: The Red-State Path to Prosperity Blue states with high taxes are struggling to compete for businesses and workers. By ARTHUR B. LAFFER AND STEPHEN MOORE EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: Among the 10 fastest-growing metro areas last year were Raleigh, Austin, Las Vegas, Orlando, Charlotte, Phoenix, Houston, San Antonio
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OBAMACARE’S MEDICAID EXPANSION EXPLAINED – by John Hood, Carolina Journal http://www.carolinajournal.com/daily_journal/display.html?id=9968#.UTsvFBrV6aY.mailto
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The Right Prescription Rick Scott Is Wrong By Betsy McCaughey on 2.26.13 Betsy McCaughey is a former Lt. Governor of New York and author of Beating Obamacare. Governors buying into Medicaid expansion are acting venally and short-sightedly. On Fox News’ “Special Report” columnist Charles Krauthammer said it was “honorable” for Florida Governor Rick
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Economic Judgment Day Richard W. Rahn is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and chairman of the Institute for Global Economic Growth By Richard W. Rahn This article appeared in The Washington Times on January 22, 2013 EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: The Departments of Defense, State and Justice are authorized by the Constitution
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January 30, 2013 In Some GOP Circles, Reform Is Already Underway By Byron York 1/28/2013 The Republican National Committee chose to hold its recent winter meeting in Charlotte because North Carolina was a rare bright spot in last year’s presidential election. Although it was the high-profile site of the Democratic National Convention, North Carolina
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January 30, 2013 The State Tax Reformers More Governors look to repeal their income taxes. EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: A new analysis by economist Art Laffer for the American Legislative Exchange Council finds that, from 2002 to 2012, 62% of the three million net new jobs in America were created in the nine states
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December 17, 2012 Of Liberals and Loopholes The current tax code favors high-tax states. EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: when Californians voted to raise their top rate to 13.3% last month, they were voting to reduce revenue for the federal Treasury and thus increase the political pressure to raise tax rates on all Americans. The
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