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February 25, 2020
Tax and Budget Bulletin

No. 86
Wealth and Taxes
Wealth inequality has become a heated political issue. Politicians claim that wealth concentration is rising and that people at the top are gaining at other people’s expense. This study examines problems with the measurement of wealth and discusses whether wealth inequality is an issue that public policy needs to address.
By John H. Cochrane
August 1, 2019
Tax and Budget Bulletin

No. 85
Taxing Wealth and Capital Income
Rather than imposing a wealth tax or raising tax rates on capital income, policymakers should rethink the overall federal approach to taxing capital through consumption‐based taxation, which would tax wealth but in a simpler way that does not stifle savings, investment, and growth.
By Chris Edwards
September 6, 2018
Tax and Budget Bulletin

No. 84
Tax Reform and Interstate Migration
The new federal tax law should be a wake-up call for U.S. states that have been losing people from out-migration for decades to improve their tax codes, slim down their governments, and allow residents more economic and personal freedom.
By Chris Edwards
July 23, 2018
Tax and Budget Bulletin

No. 83
The Budgetary Effects of Ending Drug Prohibition
By Jeffrey Miron
April 12, 2018
Tax and Budget Bulletin

No. 82
Reforming Federal Farm Policies
By Chris Edwards
February 21, 2018
Tax and Budget Bulletin

No. 81
Budget Restraints That Work: Lessons from Chile, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States
By Ryan Bourne
January 24, 2018
Tax and Budget Bulletin

No. 80
Privatizing Federal Electricity Infrastructure
In the United States, for‐profit businesses dominate electricity, so there are no practical reasons federal generation and transmission facilities should not be put on an equal footing and moved to the private sector.
By Chris Edwards
November 13, 2017
Tax and Budget Bulletin

No. 79
Low-Income Housing Tax Credit: Costly, Complex, and Corruption-Prone
By Chris Edwards and Vanessa Brown Calder
June 1, 2017
Tax and Budget Bulletin

No. 78
Who Owns U.S. Infrastructure?
Everyone agrees that improving America’s infrastructure would raise living standards and improve our business competitiveness. The way to get there is through decentralization and market-based reforms.
By Chris Edwards
May 1, 2017
Tax and Budget Bulletin

No. 77
Tax Reform and Savings: Lessons from Canada and the United Kingdom
British and Canadian experiences show that people of all ages and income levels would use a general‐purpose savings vehicle, and indicate that the financial industry would embrace and promote Universal Savings Accounts, thus helping support a broader savings culture.
By Ryan Bourne and Chris Edwards
November 21, 2016
Tax and Budget Bulletin

No. 76
Privatizing U.S. Airports
By Robert W. Poole Jr. and Chris Edwards
April 1, 2016
Tax and Budget Bulletin

No. 75
Privatizing the U.S. Postal Service
By Chris Edwards
February 17, 2016
Tax and Budget Bulletin

No. 74
Reforming Air Traffic Control
By Chris Edwards
October 14, 2015
Tax and Budget Bulletin

No. 73
Earned Income Tax Credit: Small Benefits, Large Costs
By Chris Edwards and Veronique de Rugy
September 15, 2015
Tax and Budget Bulletin

No. 72
Federal Government Cost Overruns
By Chris Edwards and Nicole Kaeding

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Tax and Budget Bulletin

Wealth and Taxes

Taxing Wealth and Capital Income

Tax Reform and Interstate Migration

The Budgetary Effects of Ending Drug Prohibition

Reforming Federal Farm Policies

Budget Restraints That Work: Lessons from Chile, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States

Privatizing Federal Electricity Infrastructure

Low-Income Housing Tax Credit: Costly, Complex, and Corruption-Prone

Who Owns U.S. Infrastructure?

Tax Reform and Savings: Lessons from Canada and the United Kingdom

Privatizing U.S. Airports

Privatizing the U.S. Postal Service

Reforming Air Traffic Control

Earned Income Tax Credit: Small Benefits, Large Costs

Federal Government Cost Overruns