Today marks the beginning of National School Choice Week, a time when school choice advocates across the nation will hold events to highlight effective educational options for every child. Less than ten years ago there were only a few school choice programs serving the needs of US families. But by 2006, eight states had enacted […]
The U.S. House of Representatives will be voting on an historic repeal of the Obamacare law. While there are many reasons to oppose this flawed government health insurance law, it is important to remember that Obamacare is also one of the largest tax increases in American history. Below is a comprehensive list of the two […]
Des Moines, Iowa (AP) – Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann will bring her tea party message and possible presidential ambitions to Iowa on Friday night, speaking before an influential anti-tax group that shares many of the Republican’s views. Bachmann will be the keynote speaker at a reception in Des Moines by Iowans for Tax Relief, joining […]
Treating teachers like professionals, giving parents school choice, and using education dollars wisely: these three priorities frame the agenda of Students First, the newly established nonprofit headed by former D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee. The plan, released Tuesday on StudentsFirst.org and outlined by Rhee in The Wall Street Journal and an on Fox News Wednesday, […]
On March 16, 2006, when our national debt stood at $8.27 trillion, a young Senator from Illinois announced his intention to vote against raising our nation’s debt ceiling to $9 trillion, explaining: The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. Leadership means that “the […]
(CNSNews.com) – The Pepsi plant in Baltimore will no longer make soda, and the company plans to lay off 77 people — a decision blamed in part on a controversial new beverage tax in the city, the Baltimore Sun reported on Tuesday. Kristine Hinck, a company spokeswoman, cited the 2-cent tax on bottled beverages passed […]
As 2010 draws to a close, The Foundry will be posting a series of Top Ten lists highlighting some of The Heritage Foundation’s most influential work. The Top Ten Heritage Charts are below, sorted by pageviews with the 10th most popular chart on top, and the most popular chart at the bottom. Turns out the […]
Entrepreneurs fret daily over economic uncertainty. Case in point: Even with passage of the lame-duck tax deal, they still don’t know what their tax burden will be two years from now. Approval of that deal lifted what The Wall Street Journal dubs the “world of the temporary tax code” to unprecedented heights. The Journal explains: […]
Most of the time being number one is good. But when it comes to having the highest tax rate in the world, it is much better for a country to be bringing up the rear. Currently Japan holds the inauspicious distinction of having the highest corporate income tax rate in the world (39.5 percent). The […]
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu addressed the Globes Business Conference Monday and said that he wants Israel to be among the world’s top 15 countries in per capita income by the year 2025. “Israel’s economy over the past decade has been growing rapidly,” he said. “Our goal should be to be included in the leading 15 […]
