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In the new issue of Cato Policy Report, Cato President and CEO John A. Allison argues that the Federal Reserve is increasing the long-term risk in our financial system through both its monetary and regulatory policies. Also in this issue, James D. Gwartney looks at the incomplete “public choice revolution,” and explains how mainstream economics is leaving both current students and the general public with a misleading, false, and romantic view of government and the operation of the democratic political process.
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The Cato Institute tops a new measure of think tank performance in the United States, according to a recent report. Cato bested all other U.S. think tanks in the main category of “Aggregate Profile per Dollar Spent.” “I’m grateful to the Center for Global Development for showing that Cato gives its sponsors something I wish government gave more of to taxpayers: bang for the buck,” said Cato CEO John Allison.
PPL Corp. v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue
By Ilya Shapiro and Matt Gilliam. Legal Briefs. August 10, 2012.
The Illegal IRS Rule to Increase Taxes & Spending under ObamaCare
By Michael F. Cannon and Jonathan H. Adler. Testimony. August 2, 2012.
Tax Reform to Encourage Growth, Reduce the Deficit, and Promote Fairness
By Daniel J. Mitchell. Testimony. March 1, 2012.
United States v. Home Concrete & Supply
By Ilya Shapiro. Legal Briefs. December 22, 2011.
Federal Infrastructure Investment
By Chris Edwards. Testimony. November 16, 2011.
The Case against the Value-Added Tax
By Daniel J. Mitchell. Testimony. July 26, 2011.
The Increasing Progressivity of U.S. Taxes: And the Shrinking Tax Base
By Alan Reynolds. Testimony. May 3, 2011.
Taxes and Small Business Job Creation
By Chris Edwards. Testimony. February 23, 2010.
Energy Efficiency: Can Tax Incentives Reduce Consumption?
By Chris Edwards. Testimony. May 24, 2007.
By Chris Edwards. Testimony. February 16, 2007.
The Need for Tax Reform and the Possibility of a Flat Tax for the District of Columbia
By Chris Edwards. Testimony. March 8, 2006.
Proposal for a “Dual-Rate Income Tax”
By Chris Edwards. Testimony. May 11, 2005.
On President Bush’s Economic Growth Tax Cut
By Stephen Moore. Testimony. March 18, 2003.
On The Subject of Economic Stimulus Proposals
By Chris Edwards. Testimony. December 6, 2001.
By Stephen Moore. Testimony. February 4, 1998.
By Roger Pilon. Testimony. September 19, 1996.
Replacing the Federal Income Tax
By Stephen Moore. Testimony. June 8, 1995.