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Tom Giovanetti

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Tom Giovanetti is president of the Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI), a 38-year-old conservative, free-market public policy “think tank” based in Dallas, Texas. 

In addition to his administrative and fundraising duties, Tom writes for IPI and for leading publications on a variety of policy topics including tax policy, economic growth, self-government, civil liberties and constitutional protections, judicial supremacy, intellectual property, Social Security personal accounts, technology and Internet policy, and government spending.  In addition to being regularly published in major outlets including the Wall Street Journal, Washington Times, FoxNews.com and The Dallas Morning News, Tom writes often for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Tom frequently appears in the media and is a regular guest and occasional substitute host of the Mark Davis Show in the Dallas-Fort Worth market.  

Tom loves thinking out-of-the-box to design novel solutions to policy problems and explaining complicated policy issues in ways average folks can understand. 

Tom's mission at IPI is to use issues to teach conservative, free market thinking and to push back against unprincipled populism. He seeks to encourage continued skepticism of Big Government, to maintain faith in markets, and to defend individual liberty as the best means of achieving human flourishing. His most recent work has focused on free market solutions to student loan debt, preserving online freedom, and persuading state legislatures to override local and municipal rules that restrict economic liberty. 

Mr. Giovanetti has represented IPI at many national and international organizations, including the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Internet Governance Forum (IGF), and represented IPI during negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement.
Mr. Giovanetti is a popular speaker and writer and testifies before state and federal legislative committees on a variety of topics. 

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August 29, 2018

Associations Say Renegotiated NAFTA Needs All of North America

IPI expert referenced: Tom Giovanetti

As word of a tentative new trade pact between the U.S. and Mexico surfaced Monday, several associations urged the White House to keep Canada in the agreement too.

August 28, 2018

Public Knowledge Pans Post-NAFTA Mexico Trade Agreement

IPI expert referenced: Tom Giovanetti

The Institute for Policy Innovation has said it is "critical" that "any revision of NAFTA includes strong, updated protections for IP goods and services."

August 28, 2018

NAFTA Without IP Consideration is 'Not a Better Deal' Warns IPI President

IPI expert referenced: Tom Giovanetti

If the new North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) doesn’t improve intellectual property protections, then it’s not a better deal, according to the Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI).

August 23, 2018

Why NAFTA 2.0 Must Enhance IP Protection

Policies that support innovation and creativity should be priorities for the U.S. government, especially in trade agreements.

August 22, 2018

Coalition Letter in Suport of the FIRST STEP Act

Coalition letter supporting the Formerly Incarcerated Reenter Society Transformed Safely Transitioning Every Person (FIRST STEP) Act, H.R. 5682.

August 17, 2018

CTA: New Tariffs Would Do Billion-Dollar Number on U.S. Economy

IPI expert referenced: Tom Giovanetti

"The primary purpose of the Trump tariffs isn’t necessarily to raise tax revenue, as in centuries past, but to make something more expensive to U.S. consumers so that they will buy less of that item and buy more from domestic manufacturers, who, incidentally, typically raise their domestic prices," says IPI.

August 16, 2018

Who Pays Tariffs?

Who pays the Trump tariffs? Americans, that’s who—as importers of tariffed products, businesses that buy those imported items, and, ultimately, consumers.

August 6, 2018

Coalition Letter Urging Rejection of the Title II CRA

Conservative groups urge House Republicans to reject a pending Congressional Review Act (CRA) measure that seeks to re-implement Obama Administration overreaching, anti-consumer internet regulations.

July 25, 2018

Conservative Groups and Activists Urge House Action on Making Individual Tax Cuts Permanent

Since it was signed into law, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has increased take-home pay, simplified the tax code, and grown the economy.

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