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Tax Myths and Fiscal Realities – by Dr. Cecil Bohanon and Dr. John Horowitz
- Tax
June 17, 2025 by christianhartselle
Originally written on 1/7/2025 Manhattan Institute Senior Fellow Brian Riedl recently wrote a policy paper on ten tax myths. Two of the myths he discussed are 1) that the United States government can increase tax revenue by cutting tax rates and 2) that increasing taxes on wealthy households would dramatically reduce the chronic federal budget […]

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The Myth of European Tax Fairness – by Dr. Cecil Bohanon and Dr. John Horowitz
- Tax
June 17, 2025 by christianhartselle
In Correcting the Top 10 Tax Myths, Manhattan Institute’s Brian Riedl writes that a commonly held tax myth is that European countries tax the rich more than the United States. In reality, the tax system in the United States is more progressive than most of Europe’s. American taxes are more progressive primarily because European nations […]

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America’s Growing Deficit Dilemma – by Dr. Cecil Bohanon and Dr. John Horowitz
- Macroeconomics
June 16, 2025 by christianhartselle
Originally written on 7/12/2024 Recently, the Congressional Budget Office released An Update to the Budget and Economic Outlook: 2024 to 2034, forecasting that the 2024 budget deficit will be $1.9 trillion and grow to $2.8 trillion by 2034. Over the last 50 years, the Federal deficit has averaged 3.7% of GDP. The 2034 estimated deficit […]

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Top 10 Macroeconomics Concepts – by Dr. Cecil Bohanon and Dr. John Horowitz
- Macroeconomics
June 5, 2025 by christianhartselle
What economic concepts are most important for citizens? Here is our top-ten list of macroeconomic concepts. First, gross domestic product (GDP) is the monetary value of all final goods and services produced in an economy. GDP is a less than perfect but consistent way to measure economic growth and compare the size of countries’ economies. […]

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