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» Governor Romney’s Tax Plan: Reducing the Tax Burden on Savings and Investment

This content is provided by Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. Capital income is important to the health...

By Jeremy Sawyer


» Governor Romney’s Tax Plan: Income Tax Cuts the Best Path in 2013

This content is provided by Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. With the United States mired in the weakest...

By Jeremy Sawyer


» Governor Romney’s Tax Plan: Time has come for Death Tax Repeal

This content is provided by Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. The federal estate tax was adopted in 1916...

By Jeremy Sawyer


» Governor Romney’s Tax Plan: Corporate Tax Cut a No-Brainer

This content is provided by Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. When Japan cut its corporate tax rate...

By Jeremy Sawyer


» Foxes Guard Hen House With New W-2 Reporting Requirement

This content is provided by the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. Tax Provision The 2010 health care...

By Blake Seitz


» July Jobs Report: We Tried President Obama’s Plan and it didn’t Work

This content is provided by Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. Speaking about the economy recently...

By Jeremy Sawyer


» “Medicine Cabinet” Tax a Bitter Pill for Ordinary Americans

This content is provided by the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. Tax Provision Section 9003 of the Patient...

By Blake Seitz


» Record Low Treasury Yields, Low Spreads Point to Crisis of Faith in Obama Recovery, Bleak Future

This content is provided by Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. The yield on Treasury bonds is largely...

By Jeremy Sawyer


» Obamacare Hits Businesses with Punitive, 10% Tanning Tax

This content is provided by the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. Tax Provision The Excise Tax on Indoor...

By Blake Seitz


» $4 Billion Tax Hike Set to Shake Down States with No Income Tax

This content is provided by the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. Current Law Taxpayers who itemize...

By Blake Seitz


» Adopting Families to See Higher Tax Bill in 2013

This content is provided by the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. Current Law The adoption tax credit...

By Blake Seitz


» Obama vs. Reagan: Rising Costs of Regulations Crush Private Sector under Obama

This content is provided by Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) recently delivered...

By Jeremy Sawyer


» The Problem with PEP and Pease

This content is provided by the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. Current Law The Personal Exemption...

By Blake Seitz


» Increasing Taxes Hits Small Business Job Creators

This content is provided by the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. Taxing small business to pay for more...

By Hugh Johnson


» Changes to Child Tax Credit will Reduce Tax Relief, Gov't Spending

This content is provided by the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. Current Law The child tax credit...

By Blake Seitz


» Obama vs. Reagan: Current Administration’s Spending and Deficits Make Reagan Seem Austere

This content is provided by Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. The interrelated issues of spending,...

By Jeremy Sawyer


» EITC Changes a Bad Deal for Low-Income Taxpayers

This content is provided by the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. Current Law The Earned Income Tax Credit...

By Blake Seitz


» The American Opportunity Credit: Relief for the Many, Handouts for the Few

This content is provided by the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. Current Law A number of tax credits...

By Blake Seitz


» Obama vs. Reagan: America Enters New Era of Disability

This content is provided by Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. Social Security was created in 1935...

By Jeremy Sawyer


» Bye Bye, Bonus Depreciation

This content is provided by the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. Current Law Over the past decade,...

By Blake Seitz


» Obama vs. Reagan: Food Stamp Failure

This content is provided by Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. Food stamps were once a ubiquitous symbol...

By Jeremy Sawyer


» Don't Die in 2013: Confiscatory 55% Death Tax Set to Take Effect

This content is provided by the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. Current Law The 2001 tax relief...

By Blake Seitz


» Obamacare Imposes De Facto Tax Increase on High Medical Bills in 2013

This content is provided by the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. Current Law Taxpayers who itemize...

By Blake Seitz


» Gasoline Prices Skyrocket under President Obama

This content is provided by Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. President Obama’s Energy Secretary,...

By Jeremy Sawyer


» Happy Cost of Government Day, America!

Every year, the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation and the Cost of Government Center calculate the Cost...


» In Obama Recovery, Nervous Consumers Refuse to Spend

This content is provided by Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. One of the maxims of modern-day economics...

By Jeremy Sawyer


» Obamacare Tax Goes Against History in Attempt to Cut Executive Pay

This content is provided by the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. Current Law In calculating taxable...

By Blake Seitz


» Real Incomes Flatlining in Lackluster Obama Recovery

This content is provided by Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. Over the past century, the global economy...

By Jeremy Sawyer


» Obamacare's Tax War on Women

The jobs-killing Obamacare law contains 20 new or higher taxes on American families and employers. Many...

By Ryan Ellis


» Obamacare Tax Means Prescription Pain for Some Retirees

This content is provided by the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. Current Law Sponsors of retiree...

By Blake Seitz


» Announcing the Release of the 2012 Cost of Government Day Report

Every year, the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation and the Cost of Government Center calculate the Cost...


» Obamacare's FSA Contribution Cap will Tax Chronic Medical Conditions

This content is provided by the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. Current Law Flexible Savings Accounts...

By Blake Seitz


» Miserable June Jobs Report Shows Enduring Stagnation under President Obama

This content is provided by Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. After the Bureau of Labor Statistics...

By Jeremy Sawyer


» Obamacare's Five Tax Increases That Most Hurt Seniors

The jobs-killing Obamacare law contains 20 new or higher taxes on American families and employers. Many...

By Ryan Ellis


» Failure of Tax Increases: Connecticut

This content is provided by The Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. With today’s dismal jobs report,...

By Kyle Pomerleau


» AMT Set to Lasso 27 Million More Taxpayers in 2013

This content is provided by the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. Current Law & Expiration The Alternative...

By Blake Seitz


» Long-Term Unemployment a Chronic Problem for Obama Recovery

This content is provided by Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. Long-term unemployment is one of the hardest-hitting...

By Jeremy Sawyer


» Not Exactly Below Eight Percent

This content is provided by Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. When the massive ARRA (American Recovery...

By Jeremy Sawyer


» Obamacare Excise Tax will Keep Medical Devices out of Patients' Hands

This content is provided by the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. Scheduled Change Starting January...

By Blake Seitz


» Two Steps Back: Capital Gains and Dividends Taxes will Revert to Pre-2003 Rates

This content is provided by the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. Current Law Title III of the Jobs...

By Blake Seitz


» New Obamacare Surtax Poised to Gobble Up Middle Class

This content is provided by the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. Current Law A 2.9% ‘Medicare...

By Blake Seitz


» President Obama's Missing Workers

This content is provided by the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation Two crucial but often overlooked...

By Jeremy Sawyer


» Tax Competition in New England

This content is provided by the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation With the Supreme Court’s decision...

By Kyle Pomerleau


» 'Taxmageddon' to hit Americans six months from today

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By Ryan Ellis


» Obamacare Piles on New Year Pain with Investment Income Surtax

This content is provided by the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. Current Law Investors enjoy low tax rates...

By Blake Seitz


» GDP Figures under Obama Fail to Measure up to Reagan Era

Part of a series by Americans for Tax Reform Foundation In the aftermath of a recession in the early...

By Jeremy Sawyer


» Introducing the Reagan vs. Obama Recovery Project

Three and a half years into the presidency of Barack Obama, many observers are seeking to evaluate the president’s...

By Jeremy Sawyer


» Income Tax Sucker Punch Just Around the Corner in 2013

This content is provided by the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. Current Law & Expiration The current...

By Blake Seitz


» Introducing the Taxmageddon Policy Project

This content is provided by the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. In a matter of months, Americans...

By Blake Seitz


» Tying the Gas Tax to Inflation: Not a Good Idea

This content is provided by the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation. Recently, oil industry insiders...

By Kyle Pomerleau


» Tying the Gas Tax to Inflation: Not a Good Idea

Recently, oil industry insiders have stated that gas prices throughout the country are going to drop...

By Kyle Pomerleau


» Breaking: Small Employers "Eligible" for a Tax Credit They'll Never Use

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By Ryan Ellis


» Tax Code Is Already Steeply Progressive

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By Ryan Ellis


» Obamacare's Four Tax Hikes on Young Adults and Children

[PDF Version] The jobs-killing Obamacare law contains 20 new or higher taxes on American families and employers....

By Ryan Ellis


» Romney Tax Plan 2.0 Moves in the Right Direction

Governor Romney today released "version 2.0" of his tax reform plan. When taken together with...

By Ryan Ellis


» Are Taxpayers Broken-Hearted or Just Plain Broke? Government Drives Up the Cost of Valentine's Day

Taxpayers are unlucky in love this Valentine’s Day. Of an identified $17 billion in Valentine’s...


» The One Percent Solution: Tax Revenues Under Faster Economic Growth

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By Ryan Ellis


» State of the Union: One Year to Go Until Largest Tax Hikes in History

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By Ryan Ellis


» Americans for Tax Reform Foundation Releases Second Edition "Tax Bites"

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By Mattie Duppler Corrao & Jacob Feldman


» How the Government Stole Christmas

The holidays are a season for giving and spending time with loved ones. However, this year taxpayers...

By Americans for Tax Reform Foundation


» Trick or Treat? The Frightening Cost of Halloween Courtesy of Government

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By Americans for Tax Reform Foundation


» ATR Summary of Perry Tax Plan

Optional Flat Personal Income Tax Optional system for those who want to switch over: if you like your...

By Ryan Ellis


» The "Buffett Rule" Is Obama's AMT

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By Ryan Ellis


» New Yorkers "Celebrate" Third Latest Cost of Government Day in the Nation

Today, New York “celebrates” the third latest Cost of Government Day in the nation –...

By Jacob Feldman


» 2011 Cost of Government Day: August 12

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By Mattie Duppler


» The 1 Percent Solution on Tax Revenues

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By Ryan Ellis


» Seven Reasons to Oppose New Tax Hikes

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By Ryan Ellis


» "Tax Expenditures" Not What They
Are Cracked Up to Be

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By Ryan Ellis


» Paul Ryan's Budget Is What a REAL Conservative Budget Looks Like

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By Ryan Ellis


» PRA Releases 2011 International Property Rights Index: U.S. Falls Behind in Rankings

The following can also be found on the Property Rights Alliance page. View pdf of the release The Property...

By Katerina Bricker


» Site Launched!

We are proud to announce the launch of the website of the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation.