Tax Foundation's Tax Policy Podcast
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The Tax Policy Podcast is the official podcast of the Tax Foundation, a non-partisan, non-profit research organization that has monitored tax policy at the federal, state and local levels since 1937. Our economists welcome your feedback via email: podcast@taxfoundation.org.
Episodios
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Michael Kaiser of WineAmerica
06/06/2013Michael Kaiser of WineAmerica, a trade association of American wineries, discusses the tax and regulatory issues facing winemakers at the state and national level. Check out wine tax rates in all 50 states with this map.
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Demian Brady on Spending Trends in Congress
31/05/2013National Taxpayers Union Director of Research Demian Brady discusses the latest version of the BillTally report, which details all of the federal budget increases and spending cuts proposed during the 112th Congress.
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Kyle Pomerleau on Apple and International Taxes
23/05/2013Tax Foundation economist Kyle Pomerleau explains the issues behind the Senate hearing this week at which Apple executives were grilled over the company's international tax planning strategies. Additional material: Video:...
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Lester Jones on Beer Taxes
17/05/2013Beer Institute Chief Economist Lester Jones explains the tangled web of federal, state, and local taxes that get applied to the beer we drink. Find out more about the economic impact of beer on the U.S. economy here.
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Nick Kasprak Calculates Tax Reform in North Carolina
10/05/2013Tax Foundation analyst and programmer Nick Kasprak explains his newest interactive creation, the North Carolina Tax Reform Calculator. More on North Carolina here.
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Scott Moody on Tax Reform Options in Maine
02/05/2013Maine Heritage Policy Center CEO (and former Tax Foundation Senior Economist) J. Scott Moody discusses the recently-announced tax reform plan unveiled by a group of 11 Pine Tree State legislators. The so-called "Gang of 11" plan, chiefly written by Sen. Richard Woodbury (I-Yarmouth), would cut some tax rates...
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Joseph Henchman on the Marketplace Fairness Act
25/04/2013Vice President for Legal and State Projects Joseph Henchman discusses online sales taxes and the proposed "Marketplace Fairness Act". Read more on the issue here.
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Scott Drenkard on Reforming Business Taxes in Texas
18/04/2013Tax Foundation economist Scott Drenkard discusses the proposal by Gov. Rick Perry to reform the complicated, burdensome, and unpopular "margin" tax in Texas. Additional material: Tax Foundation Fiscal Fact No. 279, "...
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John Stapleford on "Temporary" Tax Increases
11/04/2013Our guest this week is John Stapleford, the Director of the Center for Economic Policy and Analysis at the Caesar Rodney Institute in Delaware. Dr. Stapleford discusses the recent move in Delaware to permenently extend "temporary" 2009 tax increases that had been scheduled to sunset.
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William McBride on Tax Freedom Day 2013
04/04/2013Tax Foundation Chief Economist William McBride discusses Tax Freedom Day 2013.
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Joseph Henchman on Taxes and Fees
28/03/2013Tax Foundation Vice President for Legal and State Projects Joseph Henchman discusses his latest background paper, How Is the Money Used? Federal and State Cases Distinguishing Taxes and Fees.
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Stephen Entin on the Dueling Budget Resolutions in Congress
21/03/2013Tax Foundation Senior Fellow Stephen Entin discusses the dueling budget plans in Congress: the Republican plan from House Budget Committee chairman Paul Ryan and the Democrats' plan from Senate Budget Committee chairwoman Patty Murray. Read Steve's full analysis, "...
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Michael Schuyler on the Benefits of Cutting the U.S. Corporate Tax Rate
15/03/2013Tax Foundation Fellow Michael Schuyler discusses the advantages of cutting the U.S. corporate tax rate.
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Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson on Fixing the IRS
07/03/2013National Taxpayer Advocate Nina Olson returns to the podcast to discuss the most serious problems with the Internal Revenue Service and how to fix them. Olson leads the Taxpayer Advocate Service, a nationwide organization of approximately 2,000 taxpayer advocates who help U.S. taxpayers resolve problems and work with the IRS to correct systemic...
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Marc Scribner on Virginia's Transportation Taxes
28/02/2013Marc Scribner, Fellow in Land-use and Transportation Studies at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, discusses the recent changes in transportation funding and state taxes approved by the Virginia state legislature. For more background on the plan, see "...
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Alan Viard on the 3.8% Health Care Tax
21/02/2013American Enterprise Institute Resident Scholar Alan Viard discusses the 3.8% tax on investment income that was part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the health care legislation also known to some as "ObamaCare." Originally passed in 2010, the tax just went into force this year. Alan explains the details behind this tax - misleadingly named the "Unearned Income Medicare Contribution" - and what economic effects...
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Scott Hodge on the State of the Union
15/02/2013Tax Foundation president Scott Hodge reflects on the tax policies in President Obama's fifth State of the Union address.
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Elizabeth Malm on Budget Changes in Maine
07/02/2013Tax Foundation economist Elizabeth Malm discusses recent budget proposals by Governor Paul LePage of Maine. For more background, see Tax Foundation Fiscal Fact No. 356, "Maine Governor Sneaks Subtle Income Tax Hike into Budget; Suspends Funding to Local Governments" by Elizabeth Malm...
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Joseph Henchman on North Carolina Tax Reform
01/02/2013Tax Foundation Vice President for Legal & State Projects Joseph Henchman dicusses his new study (with Scott Drenkard) North Carolina Tax Reform Options: A Guide to Fair, Simple, Pro-Growth Reform.
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Michael LaFaive on Cigarette Smuggling
25/01/2013Why is cigarette smuggling so rampant across state borders? Michael LaFaive of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy answers that question on the podcast this week, citing his latest research (with co-author Todd Nesbit) on how high excise taxes on cigarettes have created a flourishing black market. For more on cigarette smuggling, see Tax Foundation Fiscal Fact No. 351, "...