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The Nordic Model Invents the Goods

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The New York Working Families Tax Credit Proposal Is a Means-Testing Disaster

A case study in how dumb the obsession with phaseouts is.

Dec 12th, 2022
The Starbucks Union Won 267 Elections in 365 Days

The Starbucks Union accounted for 21 percent of all NLRB election victories in the last year.

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What to Do With the Child Tax Credit Now?

Turning the CTC into a universal benefit costs almost nothing.

Dec 6th, 2022
The Best Tax System on Earth

What America and the world can learn from the Faroe Islands.

Nov 30th, 2022
5 Insights from Norway’s 2023 Tax Proposal

Norway leads the way in vehicle, resource, and wealth taxation.

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The biggest welfare state controversy is driven by accounting games.

Nov 11th, 2022
Starbucks Union Is Nearing 7,000 Workers

There are now 260 unionized Starbucks stores.

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How to End Social Security Scaremongering

Swap out automatic benefit cuts with automatic tax increases.

Oct 31st, 2022
What Does It Mean to Increase the Social Security Retirement Age?

It does not change when you retire. It just reduces how much money you get.

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The Legal Challenges to Student Debt Forgiveness

The battle over legal standing is just beginning.

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