Tax Policy - Expert Commentary

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Film Tax Credit Is a Raw Deal for Taxpayers

Pittsburgh Tribune Review
By Antony Davies, James R. Harrigan |
Jun 12, 2013
Pennsylvania Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi has announced that he will introduce legislation to uncap Pennsylvania's Film Production Tax Credit (FPTC) in an effort to entice production companies to film in the commonwealth.…
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Corporate Tax Encourages Firms to Invest Elsewhere

Washington Examiner
By Veronique de Rugy |
May 31, 2013
Last week, the Senate held a hearing to investigate why Apple wouldn't voluntarily turn over to the U.S. Treasury more tax revenue than the company actually owes.…
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European Countries Can't Continue on Their Spendaholic Track

U.S. News Debate Club
By Veronique de Rugy |
May 30, 2013
The European Union is the latest in a series of international bureaucracies to make the case that European countries should ease their stance on austerity. The underlying assumption behind this new policy position is that so far austerity has failed.…
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The High Costs of a Terrible Tax Code

U.S. News and World Report
By Jason J. Fichtner, Jacob Feldman |
May 28, 2013
Washington has long used the federal tax code to advance objectives ranging from increasing "fairness" to granting a competitive advantage to favored businesses or industries. But riddling the code with special provisions has a price beyond the revenue lost from the tax breaks themselves.…
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The Film Tax Credit Farce

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
By Antony Davies, James R. Harrigan |
May 22, 2013
Everyone loves a good movie, but with an average cost of more than $8, most Pennsylvanians have to choose carefully what they will spend their money on. Too bad we don't have that same luxury with our tax dollars, which subsidize the film industry to the tune of $60 million a year.…
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For Whom the Taxpayer Toils

Philadelphia Inquirer
By Antony Davies, James R. Harrigan |
Apr 17, 2013
Each July Fourth, Americans celebrate their freedom, the result of a revolution over "taxation without representation." This month, we celebrate another type of freedom - from our own tax man. It turns out that taxation with representation is no picnic either.…
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Film Tax Credits Don't Give States An Economic Boost

U.S. News and World Report
By Eileen Norcross |
Apr 16, 2013
From Massachusetts to North Carolina, Michigan and Iowa, a similar picture is emerging: Film tax credits don't deliver to state economies what they cost to treasuries and taxpayers.…
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NCAA Tax Subsidies Are the Real 'March Madness'

U.S. News and World Report
By Matthew Mitchell, Christopher Koopman |
Apr 08, 2013
Not everyone was able to attend this year's NCAA Men's basketball tournament in person, but a lot of taxpayers have helped pay for tickets to the games and might not even realize it.…
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Let Cyprus Be the Lesson

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
By Antony Davies, James R. Harrigan |
Mar 22, 2013
Greece's chronic overspending led to economic near-collapse last year. Now it is Cyprus' turn. Were it not for years of overspending, Cyprus might have been able to bail out its banking sector. Instead, the EU and IMF are faced with yet another European economy in financial distress. This time, though, the EU has put a price on its aid to Cyprus.…
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Give Sequestration a Chance

Washington Examiner
By Veronique de Rugy |
Mar 08, 2013
There's been lots of alarmism from interest groups about the impact of sequestration on teachers, security, White House tourism and congressional janitors. In addition, many commentators are arguing that it is wrong to reduce the burden of government spending in a weak economy -- no matter how small the actual cuts are.…
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