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The Cato Institute hosted a discussion on the impacts of potentially ending the tax exemption for employer-sponsored health insurance. The panelists included economists and Jason Furman, the…

Authors Phil Harvey and Lisa Conyers discussed the ways they believe federal and state governments financially benefit the wealthy and their corporations. This virtual event was hosted by th…

Panelists talked about the prospects for Republicans' tax reform agenda. Panelists, including Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist, spoke about why they were optimistic about C…

Policy experts talked about the economic implications of proposed tax plans from President Trump and House Republicans. The speakers generally agreed tax code should be revised, and that the…

Panelists talked about the challenges and implications of tax reform, broadening the tax base, and the various tax plans of 2016 presidential candidates. They also discussed the various tax …

Panelists talked about potential public policy responses to American companies that engage in corporate tax inversions. A corporate inversion is when a company re-incorporates abroad or merg…

Economists discussed research into and policy proposals to address income inequality. Among the topics they addressed were causes of dependency on social programs, providing work incentives,…

Joel Miller talked about his book Size Matters: How Big Government Puts the Squeeze on America’s Families, Finances, and Freedom (And Limits the Pursuit of Happiness), published by Nelson Cu…

The Brookings Institute and New America Foundation and other Public Policy institutions hosted a forum on Fiscal Policy. Senator John McCain R-Arizona and Senator Joe Lieberman D-Connecticut…

Governor Bill Owens (R-CO) talked about taxing Internet transactions. Among the issues he addressed were the process of collecting taxes from on-line retailers, the potential economic affect…

House Majority Leader Representative Dick Armey (R-Texas) moderated a meeting of economic experts who talked about tax reform and simplification. Among the issues they addressed were the via…

The Cato Institute held this press conference to talk about their biennial fiscal report card for state governors. Participants spoke to reporters about state tax policies and their effect o…

Mark Rosentraub, Indiana University professor, talked about taxpayer supported stadiums for professional sports teams. He said that citizens and cities are being held hostage by sports franc…

Former IRS historian Shelley Davis talked about the seven years she spent with the IRS. She also addressed the attention surrounding tax reform proposals in this year’s presidential campaign…

CATO Institute held a panel discussion where panelists debated the merits of a flat tax rate and a national sales tax as compared to the current graduated income tax system.

Norman Ture, examined the concept and impact of a flat tax rate and Mr. Anderson examined the idea of a national sales tax. After their presentations, they took a few questions from the audi…

The participants discussed the flat tax proposals and tax reform. They assessed the plan’s fairness, its economic impact, and evaluated it as a tax model. They also answered questions from t…

In a panel discussion, participants examined alternatives to the federal income tax. The primary option was to replace the current income tax with a consumption-based tax. They answered audi…

Cato Institute hosted a conference on income ta alternatives. Conference participants in the first panel focused on economic and civil liberties arguments against the income tax. In the seco…

A number of economists and administration officials discussed the legacy of the Reagan administration’s Economic Recovery Tax Act, which reduced income taxes 25 percent for all tax brackets …