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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)

Overstock.com: ‘We’ll Continue to Terminate Affiliates’ Over Taxes

Phil Britt

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / October 21, 2009

In the continuing effort to try to shore up their budgets, many states are looking at Internet-based businesses as a source of potential funds. States have ... (read more)

Lower Taxes Should Not Be A Partisan Issue

John Nothdurft

Statesman Journal / October 02, 2009

Opposing detrimental tax policies should not be a partisan issue (Sept. 16, "Tax increases could be issue in governor's race"). Luckily, there ... (read more)

Pratt’s Profit Is Not a Bad Thing

Dan Lovallo

Torrington Register Citizen / September 25, 2009

If anyone wants to know why Pratt & Whitney is packing up 1,000 jobs and moving them out of Connecticut, a reading of the quotes, emanating from Connecticut’s ... (read more)

Pick Your Poison

John Nothdurft

The American Spectator / September 01, 2009

As Milton Friedman used to say, "There's no such thing as a free lunch." This is especially true when you talk about "government" picking ... (read more)

The Excess Burden of Taxes and the Economic Cost of High Tax Rates

Robert Carroll

Special Report / The Tax Foundation / August 14, 2009

When it comes to tax policy, the emphasis in Washington, DC, has once again turned to how to split up the economic pie rather than the effect of tax policy ... (read more)

Texas House Rejects New Taxes, Fees on Motorists

Justin Keener

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / August 01, 2009

Despite furious lobbying for higher taxes and fees on motorists in Texas, the legislative session ended with defeats for the tax hikers and victories for ... (read more)

Will Ohio Court Ax Satellite TV Tax?

Joshua Culling

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / August 01, 2009

Eyes are on the Ohio Supreme Court as it mulls the constitutionality of a targeted tax on the state’s satellite television providers.The 5.5 percent ... (read more)

Taxpayer Group Adds Text Messaging to its Arsenal

Natasha Altamirano

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / July 01, 2009

Taxpayer activists can more easily reach elected officials on Capitol Hill and in state legislatures through a new text messaging advocacy effort by the ... (read more)

Tax-Fighter, Reformer Beats Illinois Democrat Machine

John W. Skorburg

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / June 01, 2009

With little money and no help from the Chicago political machine, Cook County Board Member Mike Quigley on April 7 won a special election for the Congressional ... (read more)