November 30, 2022 9:01 pm
A Lame-Duck Congress Should Reject the Extended Child Tax Credit
The policy has some bipartisan support, despite the fact that it has mostly been a failure since its inception.
Tags: children, Congress, Democratic Party, economics, Free Markets, investment, IRS, marriage, policy, Politics, poverty, REASON, Republican Party, taxes, Welfare
November 24, 2022 1:00 am
Brickbat: No Vacancies
San Francisco voters have approved a measure that will tax the owners of some vacant housing units. Starting on Jan. 1, 2024, landlords who own three or more units that have been vacant 182 days in a given tax year will be taxed between $2,500 and $5,000 per unit. That would increase over time to…
November 23, 2022 11:01 am
The Best Ever Libertarian Gift Guide
Until next year’s, because capitalism is always making things better.
Tags: Bitcoin, california, Christmas, education, food, Fourth Amendment, Government, guns, High Speed Rail, immigration, Inflation, libertarianism, Marijuana, REASON, taxes
November 21, 2022 1:05 pm
New York Is Setting Up Legal Marijuana Merchants for Failure
Nearly 20 months after the state legalized recreational use, no licensed pot shops have opened, but the black market is booming.
November 18, 2022 8:33 am
Great Moments in Unintended Consequences (Vol. 9)
Good intentions, bad results.
November 14, 2022 10:00 am
Washington Has Been Much More Successful Than California in Displacing the Black Market for Pot
Lighter regulation is one likely explanation.
Tags: california, Marijuana, REASON, taxes
November 10, 2022 11:29 am
Jared Polis’ Success Shows That Democrats Can Win Without Embracing Big Government
Jared Polis cruised to reelection this Tuesday on a platform that included reducing the state’s income tax and giving “more freedom” to Coloradans.
Tags: Democratic Party, Government, libertarianism, REASON, taxes
November 7, 2022 1:45 pm
Teachers Unions Spent $22 Million Backing Massachusetts ‘Millionaire’s Tax’
The constitutional amendment is an attempt to undermine the state’s flat income tax system.
November 2, 2022 10:59 am
Illinois Voters Asked Whether To Give Government Unions Veto Power Over Laws They Don’t Like
Amendment 1 would grant public workers collective bargaining power over just about anything that affects them, ignoring the will of voters and lawmakers.
Tags: Government spending, REASON, taxes
October 31, 2022 4:53 am
Joe Biden Is Lying To Americans About Medicare And Social Security’s Insolvency
While Biden and his cronies line their own pockets, ordinary voters will get hit the hardest by Democrats’ debt denial.
Tags: entitlements, FEDERALIST, Government spending, health care, obamacare, Social Security, spending, taxes
October 25, 2022 5:00 am
New Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Will Probably Disappoint Fans of Free Markets
After 50 days, Liz Truss is out as the U.K. prime minister and Rishi Sunak is in.
Tags: economics, Elections, foreign policy, Free Markets, Government spending, REASON, taxes
October 24, 2022 1:15 pm
What Will the GOP Do if It Wins?
Wait, are the midterms really about entitlement cuts?
Tags: Democratic Party, Elections, Government spending, immigration, REASON, Republican Party, Social Security, taxes
October 24, 2022 3:00 am
Gregor Mendel, the Father of Genetics and a Tax Resister, Turns 200
Mendel had a history of run-ins with the state.
October 20, 2022 8:15 am
Liz Truss Resigns as British Prime Minister
After just six weeks in office, the embattled Conservative leader is out.