taxes
Why Trump’s China tariffs won’t work
In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman, Nick Gillespie, Matt Welch, and special guest Mary Katharine Ham discuss President Donald Trump's trade war with China. They also talk about the taxes…
Rethinking the Role of Government in Societal Compassion
In the ongoing debate about the role of government in addressing societal issues, a crucial misconception often surfaces on one side: The desire to help others equates to a mandate for state intervention. Advocates for…
Mississippi is ditching its income tax. Other states should follow.
After months of politicians fighting, Mississippi has joined a small club of nine other states in passing legislation eliminating the state income tax—an outcome that will benefit Mississippians and hopefully encourage other…
Two cheers for extended tax cuts and an IRS in chaos
With Tax Day rapidly approaching, I can't be the only person who chuckles over reports about layoffs and top officials quitting at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). "Oh, that should put them off their game,"…
America gained nothing from Trump’s latest tariff stunt
A few hours after President Donald Trump announced an abrupt and partial reversal of his plans to slap huge tariffs on virtually all imports to the United States, a reporter asked him to explain the process that led to that…
Raising Taxes on Top Earners Gains Traction Among Hill GOP
Some Republicans are considering a new way to free up space in the budget—raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans. The idea of raising taxes—which goes against long-held assumptions about the Republican Party’s fiscal…
How simplifying our tax code would level the playing field
Republicans claim they are slashing government, but they're about to explode the budget deficit to extend President Donald Trump's tax cuts—which would balloon interest payments on the national debt, already one of…
Why I oppose Trump’s tariffs
Sen. Rand Paul (R–Ky.) has been speaking out against President Donald Trump's tariffs. He supported a bill to repeal the emergency powers that allowed him to levy tariffs on Canada and recently co-sponsored a joint…
Los Angeles drags its feet on permitting post-wildfire rebuilding
Happy Tuesday and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. This week's stories include: The devastating unintended consequences of Los Angeles' "mansion tax" on commercial and multifamily housing…
Can anyone stop Trump’s tariffs?
In this week's The Reason Roundtable, editors Peter Suderman, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Nick Gillespie, and Matt Welch discuss the economic and political fallout from President Donald Trump's new tariffs. They debate…
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