Taxes 
Time for Serious Tax Restructuring in Virginia(4)
Now that the nagging issue of our transportation needs has been settled for the foreseeable future, it is time to turn to serious tax reform that can grow our economy, provide more spending money for our citizens, and relieve businesses of some truly job-killing taxes. This can be done in a creative and revenue neutral fashion and it [...]
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Raising Payroll Taxes to Save Social Security will Cost the Average Worker $73,000
(Publisher’s note: The financial solvency of Social Security impacts Virginia, young and old alike. This column is one perspective.) To resolve Social Security’s looming financial shortfalls, one of the primary ideas being promoted is to raise taxes. Such a proposal was recently outlined in a Fox Business commentary by financial planning and retirement specialist Gail [...]
Mileage-Based User Fees – Oregon Rethinks its Program
(This article first ran in Surface Transportation Innovations, a publication of the Reason Foundation.)Mention to a journalist charges based on vehicle miles of travel (VMT) or the more recent term, mileage-based user fees (MBUFs), and the immediate assumption is “a government-mandated GPS box in every vehicle, tracking everywhere you go.” That unfortunate image comes from [...]
Virginians Work 204 Days Just to Pay for Government
Every year, the Americans for Tax Reform Foundation and the Cost of Government Center release the Cost of Government Day Report. The report measures the calendar day until which the average American must work to pay off their share of spending and regulatory burdens imposed by all levels of government: federal, state and local. This [...]