Better living through better policy.

Topic: Tax Foundation

American nonprofit organization

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Let’s Cancel the ‘Holidays’

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date July 27, 2023
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This is a display of back to school pens and backpacks in a Target store in Pittsburgh Wednesday, July 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Sales-tax breaks are popular, but they’re lousy fiscal policy.

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Food, Folks, and Fiscal Policy

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date March 7, 2023
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Is taxing groceries ‘regressive’?

Tags Food, Groceries

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Direct Democracy: Two Wins, Four Losses

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date November 11, 2022
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The red wave turned out to be more of a red trickle.

Tags Ballot, Democracy, Democrats, Elections, Heritage Foundation, Referenda, Republic, Republicans, Vote

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COVID Recovery: How is the American Southwest Doing?

Post author By D. Dowd Muska
Post date October 12, 2022
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States throughout the region boast a wide disparity of economic recovery in the aftermath of the pandemic.

Tags COVID-19, COVID-19 Recovery, Economic Recovery, Economics, Pandemic