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Study Says Unemployment Benefits Hurting Job Growth

By Robert Ross
10/28/2011
A recent Tax Foundation study contends that the unemployment insurance system is in need of an overhaul, as the current system “[exacerbates] negative job growth”.

TAGS: Alan Reynolds, Brookings Institute, Cato Institute, Eric Cantor, Joseph Henchman, Lawrence Summers, National Employment Law Project, Tax Foundation, Unemployment Insurance, Walter Block

Commentary: Study on “Clean” Jobs Calls For Expanded Government Role

By Jamison Beuerman
07/20/2011
With government spending in the crosshairs of politicians, it is unreasonable for the federal government to needlessly increase outlays for research which can, and is, financed privately.

TAGS: Brookings Institute, green energy, New Orleans

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A Tax Plan for Our Brighter Future


A Tax Plan for Our Brighter Future paper-digital In Louisiana’s Comeback: A Tax Reform for Our Brighter Future, the Pelican Institute identifies the state’s significant tax problems and proposes a path to set the state in a brighter direction, including flattening the personal and corporate income taxes to 3.5% rates, reducing the number of tax preferences, eliminating...

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