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Even champagne excise taxes are high in Minnesota
According to the state Tax Foundation, Minnesota has the 3rd highest excise tax on champagne in the nation. ...
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It is US consumers that pay for tariffs, not China
Contrary to expected lower foreign prices, recent US tariffs have been passed on to importers and consumers almost entirely....
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Taxing capital income, especially for redistribution, is not the solution to inequality
Raising taxes for redistribution efforts is not an efficient way to reduce inequality due to one important reason; raising taxes especially for redistributive purposes reduces economic growth. This ...
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A 2020 lesson for policy makers; Intentions do not matter, results do
Whether one is a conservative or a radical, a protectionist or a free trader, a cosmopolitan or a nationalist, a churchman or a heathen, it is useful to know the causes and consequences of economic ph...
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California state law meant to protect gig economy workers is crushing them
California's law, limiting employers' use of classifying workers as contractors rather than employees is hurting the same people it intended to protect. The law, termed AB-5, meant to provide gig ec...
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