Publications

A discussion of all the major elements of the bill, static and dynamic revenue estimates, an estimate of the economic effects of the bill, and a "bang for the buck" analysis of the major provisions.

A review of economic data and statistics from the 2nd Quarter of 1999.

This issue brief examines the major features of the Ways and Means bill and discusses
the economic and budgetary effects.

A relic of the Great Depression, the Social Security retirement earnings test penalizes people receiving Social Security benefits who work. The earnings test puts a huge tax on wage inome, creating an effective marginal tax rate of between 41 and 80+ percent.

This Issue Brief outlines the case for eliminating the earnings test, and finds that "the long-run costs of eliminating the earnings test are almost nothing."

The vast majority of job creation is occurring in small business. At the same time, government regulation at the federal, state and local level impacts small business to a much greater degree than larger businesses. It is easy to overlook the effects of regulation and taxation during a period of sustained economic growth. Yet, mounting evidence suggests that small firms are critical for continued economic prosperity. This study is a valuable summary of statistics regarding the significance of the entrepreneurial sector, and the evidence of the impact of taxation and regulation.

June 1999 issue of IPI's full-color newsletter, IPI Insights. Articles include "Turning Lemonade Into Lemons," "Taxing Our World, Bit by Bit," and "The Earnings Test is Not Working."

This study is a survey of historical estate taxation, an economic analysis of the impact of estate taxes on the economy, and contains a dynamic analysis of the impact of eliminating estate taxes.

Articles include "Putting Social Security in Your Hands," "Privatizing Social Security is Better for Everyone," "Spending Spree Shrinks the Surplus," "Ending Corporate Welfare as We Know It," and "Time to Bury the Estate Tax."

Virtually all forecasters project federal budget surpluses as far as the eye can see. How to use these surpluses most effectively?

1998 was supposed to be the year when fiscal good times finally overflowed the U.S. Treasury and put money back into the pockets of ordinary Americans in the form of tax cuts. What happened?