Taxes directly affect Americans by compelling them to surrender part of their income to the government, and indirectly since the taxing power can positively or negatively affect economic growth.
In the U.S., our tax regimes are in serious need for reform, both at the state and federal level. Our tax code fails to sufficiently incentivize investment, the primary driver of economic growth. And it hobbles U.S. companies as they compete internationally.
IPI believes that the purpose of taxes is to raise the revenue necessary to fund the legitimate functions of government while imposing the least possible impact upon the functioning of the economy. We therefore believe that taxes should be simple, transparent, neutral, territorial and competitive.
Because of its tremendous potential to stimulate real long-term economic growth, tax reform should be a top priority of policymakers.
Soda Taxes: Not About Health, Not About Sugar, Not Even About the Children
Philly soda tax expanded at the last minute to also cover diet drinks and to also pay for union contracts and pensions.
Broken School Finance System Creates an Opportunity for School Choice in Texas
As broken as education funding in Texas is, school choice is poised to be the carrot legislators need to make substantive changes to the current system.
Coalition Letter in Opposition to Philadelphia's Proposed Soda Tax
These free-market advocates point out that good tax policy should be pro-growth, simple, and fair--Mayor Kenney’s proposed Grocery Tax is none of these things.
Obama's Oil Tax Raises Taxes On The Middle Class - Again
Why does this president keep making life harder for middle class families?
The Social and Political Cost of Slow Economic Growth
The American people are blaming other countries and other people for a slow-growth wound that is self-inflicted.
Communist China Shows the U.S. How to Spur Economic Growth
We have entered a topsy-turvy world where the communist Chinese want to cut corporate tax rates to spur economic growth while the Obama administration would prefer to build a corporate Berlin Wall to keep U.S. companies from trying to lower their tax rates.
Have Minimum Wage Increases Killed "Reshoring"?
Many lower income jobs were returning to the U.S., but that trend appears to have stopped, and workers can thank liberals for it.
The Fuzzy Accounting Behind Renewable Energy's Falling Prices
Before wind and solar advocates boast about how affordable their preferred energy sources have become, they need to factor in the massive taxpayer largesse propping up the renewable industry. After accounting for both sides of the ledger, anyone can see that renewables cost far more than they save.
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Tax Avoidance Is Patriotic
Tax avoidance is not a global problem. It’s a tool for fighting big-spending liberals.
Further Abandoning the Rule-of-Law
Yet again, the Obama administration has operated outside of the rule-of-law, which makes the US a less certain place for investment.
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