Tax Foundation's Tax Policy Podcast
1) Podcast on Hiatus (Update)
The Tax Policy Podcast will be taking a break for a while as we look to improve and restructure the podcast to be a more effective tool for promoting principled tax policy. Thanks for listening, and s...Show More
2) Elizabeth Malm on Amendment 66 in Colorado
Tax Foundation Economist Elizabeth Malm discusses her new study on the economic effects of Amendment 66 that found the increased taxes on low and middle income earners and small businesses could prove...Show More
3) Scott Drenkard on the Best States for Business
Tax Foundation economist Scott Drenkard discusses the 2014 edition of the State Business Tax Climate Index, which enables business leaders, government policymakers, and taxpayers to gauge how their st...Show More
4) Joseph Henchman on Pro-Growth Tax Reform for Nebraska
Tax Foundation Vice President for Legal and State Projects Joseph Henchman discusses his latest study (with Scott Drenkard) on what The Cornhusker State can do to reform its tax code and build on its ...Show More
5) William McBride on Fostering Investment and Growth with Tax Reform
This week Tax Foundation Chief Economist William McBride discusses his new study on the nation's low investment rate and how a few key reforms can help turn it around and stimulate new economic growth...Show More
6) The "Why Not Move?" State Tax Calculator with Pam Villarreal
Thinking about moving? The National Center for Policy Analysis has created a free online calculator to determine how the decision to move to another state will impact your family’s standard of living....Show More
7) Andrew Bagley on the Massachusetts Tech Tax
Andrew Bagley of the Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation discusses the problematic creation and implementation of Massachusetts' new tax on computer and software services. More on Massachusetts here.
8) Online Tools for Making Sense of Economic Policy
This week we examine a couple of new interactive tools that our listeners can use to help them understand economic policy. First, we talk with Chris Edwards of the Cato Institute, and take a look at t...Show More
9) Scott Drenkard on State and Local Sales Taxes in 2013
Retail sales taxes are one of the more transparent ways to collect tax revenue. While graduated income tax rates and brackets are complex and confusing to many taxpayers, the sales tax is easier to un...Show More
10) William McBride on the History of Credits and Deductions
The various credits, deductions, and loopholes in the tax code known collectively as “tax expenditures” have increased dramatically since the last major reform effort, and now account for almost twice...Show More