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U.S. Tax Policy

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Books and Book Chapters

"The Tax Treatment of Health Care," Chapter 14, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"Federal Tax Reform," Chapter 41, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"International Tax Competition," Chapter 42, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

"International Tax Competition," Chapter 13, Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 109th Congress, (2005).

"Federal Tax Reform," Chapter 11, Cato Handbook for Congress: Policy Recommendations for the 109th Congress, (2005).

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Cato Studies

"The Fiscal Impact of a Large-Scale Education Tax Credit Program," by Andrew J. Coulson, Policy Analysis no. 618, July 1, 2008

"The Public Education Tax Credit," by Adam B. Schaeffer, Policy Analysis no. 605, December 5, 2007

"What Can the United States Learn from the Nordic Model?," by Daniel J. Mitchell, Policy Analysis no. 603, November 5, 2007

"Keep the Cap: Why a Tax Increase Will Not Save Social Security," by Michael D. Tanner, Briefing Paper no. 93, June 8, 2005

"Options for Tax Reform," by Chris Edwards, Policy Analysis no. 536, February 24, 2005

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Articles and Newsletters

"Tax-Spend or Fiscal Illusion?," by Andrew T. Young, Cato Journal, vol. 29 no. 3, Fall 2009.

"Starve the Beast: A Further Examination," by Michael J. New, Cato Journal, vol. 29 no. 3, Fall 2009.

"Do Budget Shortfalls Mean States Must Raise Taxes?," by Chris Edwards, CQ Researcher, September 11, 2009

"Will Obama Raise Middle-Class Taxes to Fund Health Care?," by Michael D. Tanner and Chris Edwards, Tax & Budget Bulletin no. 57, June 2009. (PDF, 38kb., 2 pp)

"This Is Fair?," Townhall Magazine, April 2009.

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Opinion and Commentary

"Choosing Fantasy or Facts," by Richard W. Rahn, Washington Times, November 5, 2009

"'Death Tax' Destroys Wealth," by Daniel J. Mitchell, USA Today, October 1, 2009

"Sorry, O: It Is a Tax," by Michael D. Tanner, New York Post, September 24, 2009

"The Growing Debt Bomb," by Richard W. Rahn, Washington Times, September 22, 2009

"Bowing to the Global Tax Bullies," by Richard W. Rahn, Washington Times, September 10, 2009

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Events

"The Case for Tax Competition, Fiscal Sovereignty, and Financial Privacy," October 20, 2009 [Conference]

"To Reform Health Care, Don't Increase Taxes, Cut Them," June 26, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"Tax Havens Should Be Celebrated, Not Persecuted," March 23, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"Obama's Fiscal Policies: Ignoring the Global Tax Revolution," January 15, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]

"McCain and Obama: Comparing Their Economic Platforms," July 15, 2008 [Policy Forum]

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Multimedia

Media Highlight Chris Edwards discusses the "Cadillac insurance tax" on FOX's Your World with Neil Cavuto October 13, 2009 [Flash Video, 03:41]

Media Highlight Mark A. Calabria discusses an employers tax credit on CNBC's Street Signs October 12, 2009 [Flash Video, 04:15]

Media Highlight Chris Edwards on Cato's new website DownsizingGovernment.org on CNBC October 5, 2009 [Flash Video, 03:26]

Media Highlight Chris Edwards discusses the VAT on FOX September 30, 2009 [Flash Video, 04:44]

Media Highlight Mark A. Calabria discusses the Tobin tax on CNBC's Street Signs September 22, 2009 [Flash Video, 05:59]

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