For many politicians on both the left and right, casting “Wall Street” as a villain is about as reliable as a sunset. This is no less true in housing policy, particularly as rising housing costs have led to significant home…
Read moreThere’s been no shortage of ink spilled over the ascendance of populism in the current U.S. political debate, particularly among conservatives. Strains of populism have long coursed through the Republican Party, animating long-running debates on issues ranging from trade to…
Read moreEvery month, the federal government releases at least two measures of inflation: the consumer price index and the personal consumption expenditures index, which is the measure of inflation preferred by the Federal Reserve.
Read moreThe United States has become the largest market in the world, and at the same time it delivers the highest standard of living to its citizens compared to the world’s other major economies. Contrast this success with other large economies such as…
Read moreIn the investment industry, there is a little-known subsector that wields an outsized amount of power given the level of attention it receives. Proxy advisory companies are independent firms that provide data, research and recommendations to investors on how to…
Read moreA tariff is a tax on imports. Taxes make us poorer. There has been a public debate among some economists as to whether the effects of tariffs are inflationary. In general, they raise the relative prices of imported goods but…
Read moreAt root, taxes are supposed to fund the provision of public goods – the basic function of government. Even a quick glance at the Internal Revenue Code would put to rest the notion that it is merely an efficient source…
Read moreOn April 15th, roughly 160 million taxpayers faced up to Tax Day in one way or another. For most Americans, filing taxes leads to a refund of about $3,000. One would think Americans would look fondly on this exercise, but…
Read moreWASHINGTON, D.C. – Today marks the launch of the Pinpoint Policy Institute, a new nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting and defending the essential pillars of America’s economic growth and prosperity, led by longtime policy expert Gordon Gray, formerly of…
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