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Our tax code is over 70,000 pages long. The high tax rates Washington imposes on personal and corporate income are self-defeating, raising less revenue and destroying economic opportunity. Meanwhile, Congress carves out special exemptions for the rich and powerful.
History shows that lower and simpler taxes increase economic growth and end up raising more revenue.
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By: Patrick Hedger, Policy Director-American Encore
An excerpt from the book Blueprint for 2015: Setting the Stage for the Next Session.
By: Patrick Hedger, Policy Director-American Encore
Excerpt from Blueprint for 2015: Setting the Stage for the Next Session
The Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) is a federal government mandate designed to incorporate an increasing amount of fuels derived from non-fossil fuels...
By: Patrick Hedger, Policy Director-American Encore
The complaint that Congress “does nothing” or reports claiming the previous Congress was “the least productive in history” are somewhat annoying. Supposedly seasoned politicos like to make this point as if they are offering something insightful when in reality they are simply tallying the number of bills passed by a Congress in its two...
