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State legislators should learn from failed federal stimulus efforts
Posted on September 13, 2011 | 2 Comments[I]t’s no wonder businesses are sitting on their investment capital instead of taking the risks that are vital to robust economic growth and job creation. -
Putting unemployment insurance to work
Posted on June 30, 2011 | 1 CommentAn idea that many states – including Arizona – could benefit from is allowing employers and workers to divert the revenue from the UI tax into a private account that the worker could access if they became unemployed. -
Policymakers should audit, not expand, the unemployment insurance program
Posted on June 7, 2011 | No CommentsArizona’s overpayment rate... amounts to $86.7 million in unemployment checks paid to individuals who were not eligible for benefits. -
Keeping government from becoming a ‘kingmaker’
Posted on May 11, 2011 | No CommentsEven though SB 1041 will not become law, the Commerce Authority could still morph into a kingmaker, and one that the legislature and taxpayers must be vigilant in policing. -
The pitfall of “do-something” tax policy
Posted on April 26, 2011 | No Comments[P]referential tax treatment for new businesses sticks existing businesses with a higher tax burden that effectively subsidizes their competitors. -
Politicians go on “jobs poaching expeditions”
Posted on April 14, 2011 | 1 CommentThe Legislature should repeal policies that favor some businesses over others, and avoid the creation of new spending programs and tax laws that reinforce such favoritism. -
Consider the long-term economic benefits of flat tax reform
Posted on March 30, 2011 | No CommentsThe requirement that all Americans pay at least something in taxes may not seem as onerous when viewed in the broader context of the government services to which they have access. -
Don’t create a sequel to the film tax credit
Posted on March 8, 2011 | 1 CommentBy Commerce Department estimates, the film and television productions receiving filmmaker tax credits credits hired 249 Arizona residents and an additional estimated 59 non-production jobs -
Government attempts to second-guess the market are bad policy
Posted on March 2, 2011 | No CommentsWhen government substitutes its judgments for those of the market by directing capital through favorable tax treatment to politically-favored projects, investments that the market would have otherwise made don’t see the light of day. -
Don’t repeat Jimmy Carter’s failed policies in special session jobs bill
Posted on February 16, 2011 | No CommentsLowering the general cost of doing business in Arizona will create more jobs than cherry-picking a few popular companies as the governor wants to do. -
Research shows states don’t stimulate job growth with taxpayer handouts
Posted on February 2, 2011 | No CommentsAre state governments better than private individuals and businesses at picking winning investments in a competitive global economy? -
Gov. Brewer’s corporate tax plan: A good start, but only a start
Posted on January 27, 2011 | No CommentsThe current corporate income tax rate is too high compared to neighboring states Colorado and Utah.
