Now in Theaters: Greetings From Missouri, The Show-Me State
The Internet is ablaze with discussion of film tax credits. The New York Times published an article about government officials...
So Much Misinformation in This Editorial … So Little Time!
On the subject of Illinois’ film production incentives program, the editorial board at the Chicago Tribune poses the question: What’s...
Time to Celebrate!
Today is Tax Freedom Day! That means that Americans have earned on average enough money to pay all federal, state,...
Missouri’s Tax Freedom Day Falls on April 4
Today, the Tax Foundation released its annual Tax Freedom Day Special Report. According to the foundation’s calculations, Missouri’s “Tax Freedom...
“Rightsizing State Government”
I stole the title for this blog entry from Gov. Jay Nixon’s speech the other day. I haven’t discussed it sooner,...
Show Me a Tax Cut
Gov. Jay Nixon’s State of the State Address on Jan. 20 identified three main objectives for the coming year: We...
New Study Says Film Production Incentives Don’t Incite Economic Growth
Yesterday on the Tax Foundation’s Tax Policy Blog, Joseph Henchman discusses Michigan’s filmmaker tax credit program. He asks many of...
Spending and Jobs
Following Tuesday’s commentary on a Tax Foundation report, MO Rage has written another post that has me scratching my head....
Tax Foundation Report on Nonpayers
MO Rage completely misunderstands this Tax Foundation report (link via Kansas City Prime Buzz). The report notes the rising percentage...
Domestic Migration and Tax Policy
New York’s higher-income residents are fleeing the state, and they are taking their tax dollars with them. The New York...
Interesting Tax Data From the Tax Foundation
The St. Louis Business Journal has a story about a recent study comparing sales tax rates in the 50 states....
“Temporary Political Stunts”
That’s the Tax Foundation’s assessment of sales tax holidays. While I haven’t read the entire study yet, this sentence in...
Benefits of Eliminating the Income Tax
The Sunday edition of the Columbia Daily Tribune featured an op-ed written by Dr. Joseph Haslag, Michael Owens, and Caitlin...
Missouri in Relatively Good Standing
Last week, I was introduced to the Tax Foundation’s Tax Freedom Day report. Aside from being an educational visualization of...
Happy Tax Freedom Day!
April 23rd is this year’s “Tax Freedom Day” — the day you stop working for the government and start working...
Lest We Think 1 Percent Is Small
Everyone knows that April’s showers bring May’s flowers. Unfortunately, it also brings Missourians’ tax bills. This year, individuals, businesses, and...
Be Careful Where You Live – It Might Cost You More Than You Think
Everyone knows that April’s showers bring May’s flowers. Unfortunately, it also brings Missourians’ tax bills. This year, individuals, businesses, and...
Corrections to West End Word Article on Rex and SMI
Tim Woodcock of the West End Word (link via Missouri Political News Service) wrote a very thorough and detailed article...
Adequacy Lawsuits Reinforce Poor Educational Policy
As part of a growing trend seen across the United States, several school districts in Missouri continue to perform poorly,...
‘Jock Tax’ Is Poor Sportsmanship
We were all heartbroken when the Cardinals lost the playoffs to the Astros. Losing hurts, especially when the stakes are...
