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Governor’s Proposal to Tax Candy and Soda

John Nothdurft

Denver Post / November 18, 2009

Gov. Bill Ritter wants to transfer $132 million in taxpayer money into the government’s coffers by increasing taxes on soda, candy and Internet purchases.Those ... (read more)

Florida Officials Propose High-Tech Driving Tax

James G. Lakely

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / November 17, 2009

Florida transportation officials, worried about the state gas tax bringing in too little revenue, have proposed a high-tech alternative: Tracking where ... (read more)

Money Woes Keep Nation’s Largest Shopping Center Closed

Eileen Norcross

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / November 17, 2009

This was to be the year that Xanadu, a two million-square-foot entertainment/shopping complex, was to open in the New Jersey Meadowlands. Promising an indoor ... (read more)

Lawyers Make It Onto Government Bailout List

Victor E. Schwartz and Christopher E. Appel

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / November 12, 2009

We have all heard of federal bailouts for our insurance companies, automobile companies, and even banks, but few realize that buried in a deep silo on Capitol ... (read more)

Sales Tax Adds to Alcohol Tax Burdens in Illinois

Steve Stanek

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / November 11, 2009

With taxes on beer, wine, and spirits in Illinois having jumped nearly 25 to 90 percent, depending on the item, on September 1, buyers of alcoholic ... (read more)

Research & Commentary: Internet Sales Taxes

James G. Lakely

InfoTech & Telecom News / The Heartland Institute / November 10, 2009

Alabama Revenue Commissioner Tim Russell recently called for requiring online retailers to collect sales taxes on goods purchased by the state's residents, ... (read more)

Research & Commentary: Why the U.S. Should Cut its Corporate Tax Rate

John Nothdurft

Research & Commentary / The Heartland Institute / November 09, 2009

What the U.S. economy needs more than another pork-filled stimulus plan or massive new spending proposal is a cut in the corporate tax rate.The United States ... (read more)

Wisconsin Seeks More Medicaid Money to Heal Sick State Budget

Brien Farley

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / November 03, 2009

Wisconsin is the latest of 23 states to implement a mechanism to draw down additional federal money to bolster the state's Medicaid program.The Wisconsin ... (read more)

Research & Commentary: Illinois' Alcohol Tax Is Helping Neighbor States

John Nothdurft

Research & Commentary / The Heartland Institute / November 02, 2009

Illinois' alcohol tax increases, which the legislature pushed through to fund a $31 billion capital works plan, are beginning to have their troubling consequences. ... (read more)

Pricey ‘Garbage Tax’ Fills Wisconsin Slush Fund

Brien Farley

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / October 28, 2009

Wisconsin residents are paying the nation’s highest solid waste tipping fees, often referred to as a “garbage tax,” supposedly to support ... (read more)