Panel Just Blew Smoke on Tobacco Taxes October 17, 2008William F. Shughart II Part 3 of 5 | 1 2 3 4 5 Taxes on tobacco yielded a paltry $55.6 million for […]
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Tax Panel Missed the Math on Sales Tax
Tax Panel Missed the Math on Sales Tax October 16, 2008William F. Shughart II Part 2 of 5 | 1 2 3 4 5 The public learned at least one valuable lesson from the controversy […]
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Barbour’s Tax Panel Missed a Golden Opportunity
Barbour's Tax Panel Missed a Golden Opportunity October 15, 2008William F. Shughart II Part 1 of 5 | 1 2 3 4 5 The commission appointed by Gov. Haley Barbour earlier this year […]
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The Debate on ‘Energy Independence’
The Debate on ‘Energy Independence’ September 23, 2008William F. Shughart IIOxford Eagle When presidential candidates speak of promoting energy independence, presumably they do not mean independence of Canada or Mexico, […]
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Fannie and Freddie Fleece the Taxpayers
Fannie and Freddie Fleece the Taxpayers August 18, 2008William F. Shughart II Readers of a certain age might remember the old newspaper cartoon of a man so down on his […]
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Problems, and Government Interventions, Keep Growing
Problems, and Government Interventions, Keep Growing August 6, 2008William F. Shughart IIDetroit Free Press According to a recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, most Americans want government to “do more to […]
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Spending Addicts
Spending Addicts July 20, 2008William F. Shughart IIThe Washington Times, Lowell Sun, Hattiesburg American Both presidential candidates claim to favor change. Yet neither has told us what he will do […]
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No One Holds Us Over a Barrel
No One Holds Us Over a Barrel June 1, 2008William F. Shughart IITimes-Tribune With oil prices reaching a record $135 a barrel, everyone is racing to find the most convincing […]
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Let the Market Manage the Oil Crisis
Let the Market Manage the Oil Crisis May 27, 2008William F. Shughart II As the prices of food, fuel and other basic commodities continue to skyrocket, the tiny voice warning […]
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Sell State Assets to Close Budget Gap
Sell State Assets to Close Budget Gap by William F. Shugart II Gov. Schwarzenegger, facing new mountains of red ink, is trying to drum up support for his proposal to […]
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