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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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September 26, 2012

High Tax Rates Drive Jobs Overseas

IPI expert referenced: Tom Giovanetti

When it comes to the issue of lowering the corporate tax rate, Tom Giovanetti of the Institute for Policy Innovation says Sweden shows more understanding than the U.S., which maintains the highest rate among developed countries.

September 19, 2012

Sweden Gets It

What government should be asking is: Would we rather have 22 percent of a thriving, growing business sector, or 35 percent of a moribund, struggling business sector?

September 12, 2012

The IRS in Real-Time

The IRS’s proposed “Real-Time Tax System” will result in a nightmare of compliance, increased IRS spending, and ultimately the loss of our system of voluntary tax compliance.

September 5, 2012

Are Machines More Important than People?

The tax code should treat investment in human capital at least on par with investment in physical capital.

August 30, 2012

Time to Save Pro Football From Its Dangerous Girth

Imposing weight limits on professional football would result in a safer, faster, more athletic and more entertaining game played by people who have not spent their lives getting unnaturally large.

August 30, 2012

A Step In the Right Direction on Piracy

Google has announced algorithm changes that will penalize websites that host pirated materials by lowering them in the search results.

August 15, 2012

Now, with More Math!

With the selection of Paul Ryan as Mitt Romney’s companion on the Republican presidential ticket, it’s clear math will play a major role in the fall campaign. But who’s got the right math?

July 25, 2012

Tolerating the Tax Gap

Governments all over the world are in a lather over the “tax gap”—revenue to which they feel entitled but fail to collect for various reasons. And the U.S. is no exception.

July 11, 2012

Preventing Another Tax Disaster

It’s time for the federal government to step up and protect consumers from the threat of unfair, duplicative taxes on their digital purchases.

July 5, 2012

The Power of FUD

The opposition to the TPP consists of accusations of secrecy driven by anti-globalization ideologues.

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