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Tax and Budget Policy

Cato scholars examine federal, state, and local spending and tax issues from a limited government perspective. They explore the benefits of lower-rate tax systems, the distortions caused by government spending, and the dangers of rising debt. A guiding principle for budget policy is federalism, the idea that federal activities should be limited and that most government activities are better handled by the states.

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  • February 27, 2012
    Capitol Hill Briefing
    President Obama’s 2013 Budget
    Featuring Chris Edwards, Director of Tax Policy Studies, Cato Institute; Michael Tanner, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute; and Tad DeHaven, Budget Analyst, Cato Institute; moderated by Laura Odato, Manager of Government Affairs, Cato Institute.
  • June 8, 2011
    Policy Forum
    Which States Are Most Free?
    Featuring Jason Sorens, University of Buffalo (SUNY); and William Ruger, Texas State University–San Marcos; with comments by Michael Barone, Washington Examiner and The Almanac of American Politics; moderated by John Samples, Cato Institute.
  • April 7, 2011
    Conference
    The Economic Impact of Government Spending

    Featuring Senator Bob Corker (R-TN); Senator Mike Lee (R-UT); Representative Kevin Brady (R-TX), Vice Chairman, Joint Economic Committee; Vito Tanzi, Honorary President of the International Institute of Public Finance; former Director of the Fiscal Affairs Department, International Monetary Fund; Richard Vedder, Distinguished Professor of Economics, Ohio University, Adjunct Scholar, American Enterprise Institute; Daniel Mitchell, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute; Phil Gramm, UBS Investment Bank; former U.S. Senator from Texas.

  • February 8, 2011
    Book Forum
    Inflated: How Money and Debt Built the American Dream
    Featuring the author Christopher Whalen, Institutional Risk Analytics; with comments by Dean Baker, Center for Economic and Policy Research; and Alex Pollock, American Enterprise Institute; moderated by Mark Calabria, Cato Institute.
  • December 16, 2010
    Capitol Hill Briefing
    Obama’s Fiscal Commission and the GOP Budget Agenda
    Featuring Chris Edwards, Director of Tax Policy Studies, Cato Institute; Daniel J. Mitchell, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute; Michael D. Tanner, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute; and Christopher A. Preble, Director of Foreign Policy Studies, Cato Institute. Moderated by Brandon Arnold, Director of Government Affairs, Cato Institute.
  • October 13, 2010
    Policy Forum
    Congress Should Account for Excess Burden of Taxation
    Featuring Christopher J. Conover, Center for Health Policy and Inequalities Research, Duke University; and Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action Forum, and Former Director, Congressional Budget Office; moderated by Michael F. Cannon, Director of Health Policy Studies, Cato Institute.
  • June 3, 2010
    Capitol Hill Briefing
    How to Think about Capital Gains Taxation
    Featuring Daniel J. Mitchell, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute; and Richard W. Rahn, Senior Fellow, Cato Institute, and Chairman, Institute for Global Economic Growth.
  • February 22, 2010
    Capitol Hill Briefing
    Nuclear Weapons Spending and the Future of the Arsenal
    Featuring Stephen I. Schwartz, Editor, Nonproliferation Review, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies of the Monterey Institute of International Studies, and principal author, Nuclear Security Spending: Assessing Costs, Examining Priorities; and Christopher Preble, Director of Foreign Policy Studies, Cato Institute, and author, The Power Problem: How American Military Dominance Makes Us Less Safe, Less Prosperous, and Less Free.
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