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Tax Foundation's Tax Policy Podcast — 263 episodes

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Podcast on Hiatus (Update)

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Elizabeth Malm on Amendment 66 in Colorado

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Scott Drenkard on the Best States for Business

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Joseph Henchman on Pro-Growth Tax Reform for Nebraska

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William McBride on Fostering Investment and Growth with Tax Reform

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The "Why Not Move?" State Tax Calculator with Pam Villarreal

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Andrew Bagley on the Massachusetts Tech Tax

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Online Tools for Making Sense of Economic Policy

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Scott Drenkard on State and Local Sales Taxes in 2013

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William McBride on the History of Credits and Deductions

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Chris Bergin of Tax Analysts on the IRS Political Targeting Scandal

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Scott Hodge on the Economics of the Blank Slate

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William McBride on Obama's Jobs Plan

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Kyle Pomerleau on Education Tax Credits

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Candidates for Governor of Virginia

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Greg Lawson on Tax Reform in Ohio

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Scott Pattison on State Budgets

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Nick Kasprak on Marriage and Taxes

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David Brunori on the Virtues of the Gas Tax

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Elizabeth Malm on Tax Reform in the North Carolina General Assembly

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Michael Kaiser of WineAmerica

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Demian Brady on Spending Trends in Congress

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Kyle Pomerleau on Apple and International Taxes

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Lester Jones on Beer Taxes

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Nick Kasprak Calculates Tax Reform in North Carolina

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Scott Moody on Tax Reform Options in Maine

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Joseph Henchman on the Marketplace Fairness Act

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Scott Drenkard on Reforming Business Taxes in Texas

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John Stapleford on "Temporary" Tax Increases

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William McBride on Tax Freedom Day 2013

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Joseph Henchman on Taxes and Fees

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Stephen Entin on the Dueling Budget Resolutions in Congress

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Michael Schuyler on the Benefits of Cutting the U.S. Corporate Tax Rate

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Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson on Fixing the IRS

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Marc Scribner on Virginia's Transportation Taxes

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Alan Viard on the 3.8% Health Care Tax

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Scott Hodge on the State of the Union

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Elizabeth Malm on Budget Changes in Maine

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Joseph Henchman on North Carolina Tax Reform

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Michael LaFaive on Cigarette Smuggling

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Scott Drenkard on Repealing Louisiana's Income Tax

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Harris Kenny on Taxing Marijuana in Colorado

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Scott Hodge on the Fiscal Cliff Compromise

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Will McBride on Taxes and Economic Growth

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David Brunori on the Best in State Tax Policy 2012

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Tax Foundation's 75th Anniversary Party

47

Chris Edwards Grades the Governors

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Nick Kasprak on the Impacts of the Fiscal Cliff

49

Lee Schalk on the 2012 Elections

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Stephen Entin Runs the Numbers on the Obama Tax Plan

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Elizabeth Malm on State and Local Tax Burdens

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Brandon Arnold Sizes up the November Ballot

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Scott Drenkard Rates the States on Business Tax Climate

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Will McBride Puts a Face on America's Taxpayers

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Kristina Rasmussen on What We Can Learn from the CTU Strike

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David Ozgo on Washington State's Liquor Privatization

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Scott Drenkard on the Estate Tax and Its Discontents

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Steve Buckstein on Oregon's Tax "Kicker"

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Jason Mercier of the Washington Policy Center

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Jon Caldara on Gov. Hickenlooper's Tax Record in Colorado

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Nick Kasprak on Obama's Proposed $250,000 Income Tax Threshold

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Scott Drenkard Corrects Gov. Martin O'Malley on Tax Rates

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Jerry Cantrell and Steve Lonegan on Taxes in the Garden State

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Joseph Henchman on the Supreme Court's Health Care Ruling

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Prof. Sheldon Pollack on the Three Kinds of Federal Tax Policy

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Joseph Henchman on State Tax Trends

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Erin Henry on Corporate vs. Tax Accounting

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Mark Robyn on Kansas Tax Changes

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Joseph Henchman on Online Travel Taxes

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Gabriel Michael on Looming Tax Increases in Maryland

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Pete Vegas on Washington State's Aggressive Tax Collectors

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Andrew Moylan on Taxpayer-Funded Broadband Networks

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Will McBride on the Threat of 'Taxmageddon'

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Prof. David Tuerck on State Tax Expenditures

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Will McBride on Tax Freedom Day 2012

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John Harrington on Temporary Tax Provisions

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Prof. John Garen on the Kentucky Blue Ribbon Tax Reform Commission

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Scott Hodge on Location Matters

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James Hohman on Tax Reform and the Michigan Recovery

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Scott Hodge on Obama's Corporate Tax Plan

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Will McBride on How to Measure Income Inequality

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Dee Hodges of the Maryland Taxpayers Association

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Mark Robyn on State Tax Climates

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National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson

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Braum Katz of the South Carolina Policy Council on Gov. Haley's Proposed Tax Reforms

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Maine Rep. Seth Berry on Tax Zappers

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Joseph Henchman on How to Tax Overseas Profits

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Will McBride Grades the Candidates

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Adam Summers of the Reason Foundation on California's Big Tax Vote

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Andrew Biggs of AEI on Federal Budget Reform

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Will McBride on the Payroll Tax Cut

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Kevin Kane on Tax Trends in Louisiana

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Paul Gessing on Tax Reform in the Land of Enchantment

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Penn Pfiffner on Prop. 103 and What Comes Next for Colorado

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Scott Drenkard on Candy and Soda Taxes

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Will McBride on the Tax Plans of the 2012 Presidential Hopefuls

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Joseph Henchman on the Crisis in Unemployment Insurance

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Audrey Spalding on Reforming Business Tax Credits

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Alan Viard on the Limitations of Income Tax Reform

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George Runner of the California Board of Equalization

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David Logan on the Problems with the American Jobs Act

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State Rep. Gary Knight on the Prospects for Tax Reform in Maine

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Will McBride on What Corporations Pay in Income Taxes

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Dave Trabert on the Fight for Tax Reform in Kansas

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David Henderson on Canada's Lessons for the U.S. Debt Crisis

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David Logan on Taxing the "Super-Rich"

107

Timothy Mathews of Chimicles and Tikellis on Ardon v. City of Los Angeles

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Josh Barro on the Debt Ceiling Compromise

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Mark Robyn on Sales Tax Holidays

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Anthony Randazzo of the Reason Foundation on the Mortgage Interest Deduction

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Dirk Giseburt of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

112

Stephen Moore of the Wall Street Journal

113

Peter J. Nelson of the Center of the American Experience

114

Joseph Vranich on California's Business Climate

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Fergus Hodgson of the Pelican Institute

116

Karlyn Bowman of AEI on the History of Public Opinion on Taxes

117

Joseph Henchman on Film Tax Credits in the States

118

Will Newton of the National Federation of Independent Business - Texas

119

J.D. Foster of the Heritage Foundation on "Saving the American Dream"

120

Chris Atkins of the Indiana Office of Management and Budget

121

Tax Foundation President Scott Hodge on Equity in the Federal Tax Code

122

Kurt Wenner of Florida TaxWatch on Gov. Rick Scott's Tax Reform Proposals

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Nick Kasprak of the Tax Foundation on the Marginal Tax Rates Calculator

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Ashley Denault of the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council

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Kail Padgitt of the Tax Foundation on Tax Freedom Day 2011

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William Schubart of the Vermont Blue Ribbon Tax Structure Commission

127

Matthew Mitchell of the Mercatus Center on State Tax and Expenditure Limits

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Scott Hodge of the Tax Foundation on U.S. Corporate Tax Rates

129

Kail Padgitt and Mark Robyn of the Tax Foundation on Michigan and Connecticut

130

Maurice Thompson of the 1851 Center for Constitutional Law

131

Mark Robyn of the Tax Foundation on State-Local Tax Burdens

132

Aparna Mathur of AEI on U.S. Corporate Tax Rates

133

Nick Kasprak of the Tax Foundation on New Online Tools

134

Nina Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate: Standing Up for Taxpayers

135

Joseph Henchman of the Tax Foundation on 2010 State Tax Changes

136

Prof. Christine Ries of the Georgia Council on Tax Reform and Fairness

137

Tom Johnson of the Taxpayers' Federation of Illinois: Tax Hikes in the Land of Lincoln

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Scott Hodge of the Tax Foundation: Tax Policy Outlook for 2011

139

Kail Padgitt of the Tax Foundation: The Business Tax Climate in the Mid-Atlantic

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Kail Padgitt of the Tax Foundation: The Business Tax Climate in the Southeast

141

Kail Padgitt of the Tax Foundation: The Business Tax Climate in the Great Lakes States

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Kail Padgitt of the Tax Foundation: The Business Tax Climate in the Plains States

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Kail Padgitt of the Tax Foundation: The Business Tax Climate in the Southwest

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Kail Padgitt of the Tax Foundation: The Business Tax Climate in the Mountain West

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Kail Padgitt of the Tax Foundation: The Business Tax Climate in the Pacific West

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Kail Padgitt of the Tax Foundation: The Business Tax Climate in New England

147

Kail Padgitt of the Tax Foundation: The 2011 State Business Tax Climate Index

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Kail Padgitt of the Tax Foundation: Sales Taxes, Property Taxes and Tax Revenue Sources

149

Kristina Rasmussen of the Illinois Policy Institute: Impact of State and Federal Tax Hikes

150

Joseph Henchman of the Tax Foundation: State Tax Changes in 2010

151

New York Taxpayer Rights Advocate Jack Trachtenberg: Improving the Tax Department

152

Mark Robyn of the Tax Foundation: Why Sales Tax Holidays Are Poor Tax Policy

153

Geoffrey Lawrence of the Nevada Policy Research Institute: Tax Reform in the Silver State

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Douglas Holtz-Eakin of the American Action Forum: How to Address the Expiring Bush Tax Cuts

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Dr. Randall Holcombe of the Mercatus Center: VAT Too Costly for U.S.

156

Paul Frankel of Morrison and Foerster: Retroactivity and Retained Refunds

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Rhode Island Gov. Donald Carcieri: Tax Reform in the Ocean State

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Dick Patten of the American Family Business Institute: Estate Tax

159

Josh Barro of the Manhattan Institute: Property Tax Reform in New Jersey

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U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan: Economic Freedom Act of 2010

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Arizona Law Prof. John Swain: The Role of Congress in Developing Apportionment Standards

162

Dr. Joseph Haslag of the Show-Me Institute: Tax Reform in Missouri

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Joseph Henchman of the Tax Foundation: The Role of Congress in State Taxation

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Jonathan Williams of ALEC: Rich States, Poor States

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Dr. Michael Makowsky of Towson University: Budget Gaps and Traffic Citations

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RSC Chairman Tom Price: Health Care Reform

167

New Podcast: Tax Freedom Day 2010

168

Jim MacDougald of the Free Enterprise Nation: Spending, Debt and Taxes

169

Attorney Edward Teyssier: Taxes vs. Fees in California

170

Idaho Rep. Marv Hagedorn: Personal and Corporate Income Tax Cuts

171

Matt Mayer of the Buckeye Institute: State of the State

172

Dr. Bob Carroll of the Tax Foundation: Deferral and International Tax Competitiveness

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Joe Henchman of the Tax Foundation: Discriminatory Taxes on Online Travel Companies

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National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson: Annual Report to Congress

175

Kelly Phillips Erb of the TaxGirl Blog: Expiring Tax Cuts and Obama's Budget

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Joe Kristan on Film Tax Credits in Iowa

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Rep. Dave Camp: Tax Increases in 2009, Tax Outlook for 2010

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Richard T. Page of Tulane Law School: Corporate Income Taxes

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Christopher Bergin of Tax Analysts: Top Tax Issues of 2009

180

Justin Higginbottom of the Tax Foundation: Health Care Provider Taxes

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Missouri Sen. Jason Crowell: Tax Credits

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UC-Davis Law Professor Dennis Ventry: Mortgage Interest Deduction

183

Susan Urahn of the Pew Center on the States: States in Fiscal Peril

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Jeff Reed of McDermott Will and Emery: Amazon Taxes in New York

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Jim Pethokoukis of Reuters: Health Care Reform, the Deficit and Economic Recovery

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Josh Culling of NTU: 2009 State Ballot Guide

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NJ Senate Republican Leader Tom Kean: Tax Reform in the Garden State

188

Matt Mayer of the Buckeye Institute: Income Tax Cuts "Freeze" in Ohio

189

Scott Hodge of the Tax Foundation: Income Redistribution Under President Obama

190

Gerald Prante of the Tax Foundation: Property Taxes

191

Kail Padgitt of the Tax Foundation: 2010 State Business Tax Climate Index

192

Fergus Cullen of the Yankee Institute for Public Policy: Connecticut Budget

193

Nick Loris of the Heritage Foundation: Economic Consequences of Cap and Trade

194

Mark Robyn of the Tax Foundation: Sales Tax Holidays

195

Dr. Bob Carroll of the Tax Foundation: Health Care Reform

196

Dr. Jody L. Sindelar of the Yale School of Public Health: Sin Taxes

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Dr. Steven Sheffrin: California Tax Reform

198

Travis Greaves of the Tax Foundation: Judge Sotomayor's Tax Jurisprudence

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Matt Brouillette of the Commonwealth Foundation: Budget Battle in Pennsylvania

200

Maine Rep. John Piotti: Tax Reform in the Pine Tree State

201

Jamie Story of the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii: Tax Hikes in the Aloha State

202

Joseph Henchman of the Tax Foundation: Corzine, Christie and Lonegan Tax Proposals

203

Robert Carroll of the Tax Foundation: Tax Deferral and International Tax Competition

204

Ron Snell of the National Conference of State Legislatures: Addressing State Budget Shortfalls

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Jonathan Williams of the American Legislative Exchange Council: Rich States, Poor States

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Joseph Coletti of the John Locke Foundation: Tax Reform in North Carolina

207

Ari Fleischer: Reforming the Tax Code to Promote Economic Growth, Not Wealth Redistribution

208

Congressman Tom Price (R-GA): Obama Budget vs. GOP Alternative

209

Kristina Rasmussen of the Illinois Policy Institute: Gov. Quinn's Tax Increase Proposal

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Richard Rahn of the Cato Institute: Tax Havens, Tax Competition and Financial Privacy

211

David Harsanyi of the Denver Post: The Politics of Taxes and Fiscal Policy in Colorado

212

Robert Carroll of the Tax Foundation and Diane Lim Rogers of the Concord Coalition: Moving Forward with Bipartisan Tax Policy Reform

213

Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI): Tax, Monetary and Entitlement Policy Reform

214

Robert Barro, Professor of Economics at Harvard University: Criticism of the Federal Stimulus Package

215

Peter Nelson of the Center of the American Experiment: Budget and Tax Reform in Minnesota

216

Joseph Henchman of the Tax Foundation: State Budget Shortfalls Present Opportunities for Tax Reform

217

Alex Brill of the American Enterprise Institute: Corporate Tax Rates - Receipts and Distortions

218

Jon Coupal of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association: California's Fiscal Policy and Budget Crisis

219

David Yepsen of the Des Moines Register: Tax and Budget Reform in Iowa

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Phil Kerpen of Americans for Prosperity: SCHIP and Potential Federal Cigarette Tax Hike

221

Congressman Jim McCrery (R - LA 4th District) on His Tax Legislation Accomplishments and America's Economic Future

222

Josh Culling of the National Taxpayers Union on Election Day Results of Tax-Related Ballot Initiatives

223

State Business Tax Climate Index Tour, Part III: Christopher Summers of the Maryland Public Policy Institute

224

State Business Tax Climate Index Tour, Part II: Bill Felkner of the Ocean State Policy Research Institute (Rhode Island)

225

State Business Tax Climate Index Tour, Part I: Gregg Edwards of the Center for Policy Research of New Jersey

226

Chris Edwards of the Cato Institute on Corporate Taxes and Global Tax Competition

227

Staff Economist Josh Barro on the 2009 State Business Tax Climate Index

228

Glenn Hubbard on Corporate Tax Reform and America's Competitiveness

229

The Facts and Falsehoods of the Presidential Candidates' Tax Plans, Part 2: Sen. McCain's Plan

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The Facts and Falsehoods of the Presidential Candidates' Tax Plans, Part 1: Sen. Obama's Plan

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Jim Tisch and Ed McClellan on Corporate Capital Gains

232

Nina Olson on Protecting Taxpayers' Rights

233

Dr. William Gentry on the Incidence of Corporate Taxes

234

Bruce Bartlett on the FairTax

235

Peter Merrill on the United States' High Corporate Tax Rate

236

Alex Brill on International Corporate Tax Rates

237

Congressman Tom Reynolds on Private Equity and the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT)

238

Senator Robert Bennett on Social Security Reform and Income Tax Reform

239

Andrew Chamberlain on the Importance of Federal Spending in Determining Progressivity

240

William Fox on the Merits of State Sales Taxes and Local Property Taxes

241

Senator Orrin G. Hatch on Health Care Reform

242

Mark Weinberger on the Need for Bipartisanship and Cooperation in Addressing Major Tax Issues

243

Arthur Rosen on the Commerce Clause, Nexus, and State Taxation of Business

244

Katherine Baicker on the President's Health Care Tax Initiative

245

John Mikesell on the Reemergence of Gross Receipts Taxes

246

John Fund on Prospects for Tax Reform in the New Congress

247

Gerald Prante on Soaring Property Tax Collections

248

Mihir Desai on Corporate Taxation, Business Decisions and Territoriality

249

Karlyn Bowman on the Midterm Election and Voters' Sentiments on Tax Reform

250

Douglas Shackelford on the Future of the Corporate Income Tax and the Effect of Taxes on the Stock Market

251

David Brunori on Obesity Taxes and Gross Receipts Taxes

252

Tax Foundation Economists on the 2007 State Business Tax Climate Index

253

Kevin Hassett on Inequality, Budget Rules, and the Impact of the Corporate Income Tax on Wages

254

Robert Carroll on Principles of Tax Reform at the U.S. Treasury

255

Sen. Ron Wyden on Reforming the Federal Tax Code

256

Laurence J. Kotlikoff on Long-Term Fiscal Problems in the U.S.

257

Nina Olson on Taxpayer Advocacy at the Internal Revenue Service

258

Stephen Moore on the Politics of Federal Tax Reform

259

Martin A. Sullivan on Improving Competitiveness of U.S. Corporate Taxes

260

Sen. Max Baucus on Taxpayer Compliance Burdens and the Tax Gap

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Bill Archer on Improving the U.S. Corporate Tax System

262

Douglas Holtz-Eakin on Tax Policy in the Global Economy

263

R. Glenn Hubbard on Corporate Tax Reform