A property deed should mean ownership, not a renewable lease from the government. Yet that is what property taxes amount to in practice. A family can earn the income, buy…
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Could income taxes ever encourage someone to switch from a higher-paying to a lower-paying job? Perhaps surprisingly, the answer is yes. I have a recent example of this in my…
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Executive Summary Dedollarization describes the deliberate effort by nations, financial institutions, and regional blocs to lessen their dependence on the United States dollar in trade, reserve management, and cross-border finance.…
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To understand the American tax code, you first need to understand a theory developed while watching liquor regulations in the American South. Economist Bruce Yandle noticed that two groups supported…
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Government is expensive, and America is running up the bill to the tune of $40 trillion. Every April, Americans are reminded of this basic truth. On April 15, the IRS…
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AIER’s proprietary Everyday Price Index (EPI) vaulted 2.5 percent to 307.4 in March 2026, its second-largest monthly increase back to January 2020 (the first was an increase of 2.9 percent…
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There has never been a time when more people had an “excuse” for being rude at an airport. During the recent TSA government shutdown, some airports, including Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport…
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Housing affordability might be the defining economic crisis facing Americans today. Prices have surged in recent years, and the country is short millions of homes. There are both obvious and…
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Inflation surged in March, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.9 percent last month — triple February’s 0.3 percent pace and the…
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For a nation that dominates the seas, the United States now faces a critical crossroads. Its commercial shipyards — once the envy of the world — have fallen into near…