Entries by Andrew Cline

,

Tax incentive scams exposed in N.J., Maryland

Economic development tax incentives continue to shrivel under the gaze of the green eye shades. Recent scandals involving these corporate welfare programs in Maryland and New Jersey offer cautionary tales for lawmakers tempted to join this money-losing game. On Thursday, an executive admitted to a New Jersey task force that his company’s application for that […]

Mises vs. Marx: the rap battle

Connecting younger audiences with the ideas that drive the capitalism vs. socialism debate is challenging. If done right, it can be fun, though. Here’s the latest effort from the American Institute for Economic Research: A rap battle between Karl Marx and Ludwig von Mises. Share it with your friends, boyee.

, ,

Rent control rhetoric vs. reality

Last November, Ontario’s government scrapped rent controls for new rental properties. Activists called it class warfare against low-income renters and predicted huge rises in rents. “The class war fare (sic) launched by Doug Ford’s mean-spirited government continues. Their regressive policies including removal of rent control is going to make Toronto and Ontario less affordable and […]

, , ,

Stabilizing business tax rates at last (for two years, anyway)

Throughout 2019’s prolonged budget debate, two competing claims dominated the dispute over business tax rates. This week’s budget deal confirms conclusively which side was correct. For months, Democratic leaders in the Legislature claimed that their budget — the one Gov. Chris Sununu vetoed — “stabilized” business tax rates. The budget did not raise taxes, they […]

Join us and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz for our 2019 Libertas Award Dinner

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, will headline the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy’s 2019 Libertas Award Dinner. (You can jump to our reservations page here, or you can click the “You’re invited” link in the top, right corner of the website.) Sen. Cruz has represented Texas in the U.S. Senate since 2013. Prior to […]

,

Film production incentives flop in state capitals

Dazzled by the allure of Hollywood, some New Hampshire legislators have spent years trying to create a state tax incentive program for the film production industry.  These efforts have died like a B-movie villain year after year, but they return from the grave at the start of each new session.  Research from other states shows […]