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Offshored Money Could Spur Recovery

John Nothdurft

Letter to the Editor / The Washington Post / January 08, 2009

Three weeks ago, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was saying that the economy needed a stimulus package of $600 billion. Less than two weeks later, President-elect ... (read more)

The Economic Costs of Capital Gains Taxes

Niels Veldhuis, Keith Godin, and Jason Clemens

Studies in Entrepreneurship & Markets / The Fraser Institute / February 01, 2007

Capital gains taxes, like all forms of taxation, raise revenues for the government but also impose economic costs. Unfortunately, the cost of capital gains ... (read more)

Congress Being Pushed to Index Capital Gains Taxes for Inflation

Sandra Fabry

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / February 01, 2007

Just weeks before the Congressional recess, momentum was building in Congress to change the method for calculating capital gains taxes, by adjusting investors' ... (read more)

Heartland Statement on Capital Gains Tax Cut Extension

Michael Van Winkle

News Release / The Heartland Institute / May 10, 2006

(Chicago, IL -- May 10, 2006) On Tuesday, Congressional Republicans passed a bill that would extend cuts in the capital gains tax and provide relief for ... (read more)

Seniors Benefit from Capital Gains, Dividend Tax Cuts

Andrew Chamberlain

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / February 01, 2006

In the Congressional fight over whether to preserve cuts in capital gains and dividend tax rates, there's one group of beneficiaries that has been largely ... (read more)

Show Me the Money! Dividend Payouts after the Bush Tax Cut

Stephen Moore and Phil Kerpen

Briefing Papers / Cato Institute / October 11, 2004

Pathway To Economic Growth and Tax Reform: Eliminating The Double Tax on Dividends

Daniel J. Mitchell, Ph.D., Norbert J. Michel, and David C. John

Backgrounder / The Heritage Foundation / March 28, 2003

Baby-Boomers Profit at Gen-X’s Expense

Bill Ahern

Intellectual Ammunition / The Heartland Institute / November 01, 2002

When young people purchase a first house, tax policy plays a central role in this milestone event, particularly after passage of the Tax Relief Act of ... (read more)