Tax-Free Tampons Are a Matter of 'Social Justice,' Say California Lawmakers
On Tuesday, the California tax board endorsed a measure to make menstrual products exempt from sales tax.
Taxes
How Much Are You Paying in State & Local Taxes?
New York, Connecticut, New Jersey top dismal list; Alaska, South Dakota, Wyoming have lowest burdens.
Americans Love Pot Taxes
But hyping cannabis cash as a source of government revenue is a bad idea.
Taxpayers Beware: The Rams are Returning to Los Angeles
Or, how I learned to love taxes and embrace football stadiums.
Star Wars: Return of the Tax Credit
A Star Wars expansion at Disneyland helps keep an entertainment fee at bay.
Clinton Wants to Tax U.S. Companies for Trying to Pay Less Taxes
Both major parties are dead wrong when it comes to the free movement of people and capital across borders.
Hillary Clinton's Dubious Tax Pledge
Should voters trust Hillary Clinton's promise not to raise taxes?
Death to Deductions
More candidates should be making a serious effort to close tax loopholes.
Republican Tax Fantasies
Tax cut promises are divorced from actual spending discipline.
You'll Never Guess Which Presidential Candidate Is Running on Tax Simplification and Deregulation?
This candidate promises to "take a hard look at licensing requirements from state to state" and simplify small-business taxes.
School Choice Is A Moral and Financial Imperative
Q&A with school reformer Lisa Graham Keegan.
The Earned Income Tax Credit: Small Benefits, Large Costs
No reason to chose between two bad options
The Democrats' Denmark Fetish
Is confiscating half of GDP and high energy prices a winning Democratic strategy?
A Common-Sense Solution to Combating Impending Damage from Climate Change
Which is one of the reasons it will be shot down by both liberals and conservatives.
Nevada Goes Protectionist on Fantasy Sports Leagues
Requires Draft Kings, FanDuel to get gaming licenses to operate in state
Speak Now, Congress, or Forever Maintain the Status Quo
A to-do list for the new Speaker of the House
IRS Basically Plastering Your Social Security Numbers on Billboards Now, Because Why Not?
Tax agency overuse of sensitive personal info makes more opportunities for identity thieves.
Let States Build Their Own Highways
Congress can't pass a real transportation bill. And it shouldn't have to.
Watch Matt Welch on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher Tonight at 10 PM ET
Oregon shooting, Planned Parenthood, Iran nukes, plus Richard Dawkins and Neil deGrasse Tyson!
The Tesla Tax Break and Other Green Tax Credits Go Mostly to the Rich - Surprised?
The top income quintile received about 90 percent of all electric and hybrid car tax credits.
Donald Trump Shows His Fighting Ways by Whining About Every Goddamn Thing
Promises boycott of Fox because of criticism.
No, 'the System' Is Not Broken
Not getting what you want from the government isn't a sign of failure.
Trump's Trade Snake Oil
How exactly will high import taxes help "make America great" again?
University of California System Spending Big Money on Salary Boosts
Nothing new here: Officials spend extra taxes on themselves.
Marijuana Taxes and Restrictions Recreate Prohibition by the Back Door
As marijuana is being legalized around the country, control freaks try new ways to control.
International Attempts to Raise Corporate Taxes Hurt Everybody
Corporations provide an easy political target for tax-hungry politicians, but the burden of corporate taxes falls on ordinary citizens.
Self-Driving Cars Could Destroy Fine-Based City Government. What's the Downside?
Increasing automation limits the ability of authorities to profit off human error.
Hillary Ran Gamut From Goldwater Girl to Populist Demagogue in Economic Policy Speech
Notwithstanding her rhetoric about growth and empowering entrepreneurs, Clinton's speech was none too keen on capitalism.
Live in Chicago? Your Netflix Bill Is About to Go Up Thanks to This New Tax
Two new tax rules are intended to help close the city's massive budget gap.
The Case for Polygamy Begins; The Case for the Single Life Needed Too
It's past time the government stop treating the tax code as a tool for social engineering.
What Does Today's Gay Marriage Ruling Mean for Religious Organizations?
Could Christian schools and other groups lose their tax status for treating same-sex couples differently?
D.C. Budget Would Hike Taxes on E-Cigarettes to 70 Percent
Taxing e-cigs the same as analogs will put local vape shops out of business, and still won't discourage vaping-or increase revenue.
Rand Paul: "Blow Up the Tax Code and Start Over"
The Kentucky senator outlines plans in WSJ, on same opinion page that blasts Marco Rubio's budget-busting proposal.
Can They Stop Themselves?
Reason's guide to whether any of the 2016 presidential hopefuls would actually cut government.
Ted Cruz Channels John F. Kennedy
The conservative senator takes a page from Kennedy's pro-growth economic playbook.
Increasing Social Mobility Is Hard. Here's Why That's Not Changing Any Time Soon.
We shouldn't choose policies based on how they make us feel. And yet...
California Puts Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Catch-22 Situation
Pay taxes and/or die
Alito Clashes With Scalia and Thomas Over Constitutionality of Maryland Double-Taxation Scheme
The conservative justices divide in Comptroller of the Treasury of Maryland v. Wynne
The European Union Doesn't Need More Food Taxes
The World Health Organization ignores evidence price controls don't make people healthier.
Higher Cigarette Taxes = More People on Food Stamps?
A new study finds that poor smokers compensate for higher cigarette taxes by going on SNAP
