Reviewing the Case Against a Border-Adjusted Corporate Income Tax
Adam N. Michel A key piece of the 2016 House Republican Tax Reform Blueprint proposed remaking the corporate income tax into a destination-based cash-flow tax (DBCFT). The new tax would…
Will Rivian Automotive Last Long Enough to Use All of Its State Subsidies?
Marc Joffe Electric vehicle marker Rivian is struggling to make cars and earn a profit, but it has proven adept at winning subsidy and tax credit packages from governments around…
Simpson-Bowles 2.0 Won’t Cut It, a BRAC-like Commission Has More Teeth
Romina Boccia Jamie Dimon sounded the alarm on the deficit and debt on the sidelines of the JPMorgan Tech Stars Conference in London, and Washington should pay attention. With the…
Keynes Was Not Much Better at Investing than He Was at Understanding Economics
John Maynard Keynes is the best-known economist from the 20th Century, that not being a good thing. At least he was more famous for his success in promoting his views…
Machines Do Feed Families
Tad DeHaven The recent port strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association was suspended after dockworkers received a massive pay increase. However, the union’s opposition to port automation technology on job…
Why Equality Is Bad
It’s the free market or nothing. We are fortunate that the only economic system is one that benefits everybody through the chance of making mutually advantageous exchanges.