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It’s been said before, but merits repeating: Washington has a spending problem, not a revenue problem. The CBO’s latest economic predictions highlighting America’s rising federal deficit underscores this point. The Wall Street Journal notes: The Congressional Budget Office said the federal budget deficit would total $804 billion this year, 43% higher than it had projected last summer, and […]
Let the countdown begin! We’re just a few days out from Tax Day on April 17, when we’ll say goodbye to our outdated, complex and burdensome tax system and hello to a simpler, fairer and more efficient new tax code! Check out these five positive changes that all Americans will see next year thanks to the Tax […]
Grassroots group commends lawmakers for protecting citizens’ Constitutional rights NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Americans for Prosperity-Tennessee (AFP-TN) commended lawmakers on Thursday for passing the Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act, (HB 2021 / SB 1987). The bill modifies civil asset forfeiture processes, adding transparency and accountability to law enforcement practices and better protecting citizens’ Constitutional rights. “Tennesseans should not have their […]
If you’ve been following the story of the Nashville transit plan boondoggle, you know by now that this plan to alleviate traffic congestion is estimated to cost taxpayers $9 billion. You also know that the plan’s original estimate was about half that amount, but lawmakers weren’t being upfront about the costs. But did you know that transit plans just like this […]
By now you’ve heard millions of Americans are benefitting from tax reform. Hundreds of companies have given out bonuses, pay raises or other benefits as a direct result of the reforms Congress passed last December. But how exactly is that extra money benefitting these hard-working Americans? If you ask employees at Southwest Airlines, there’s a […]
Late last year, Congress passed federal tax reform, overhauling the old tax code. That’s good news for American businesses and families, but bad news for lawmakers who opposed fixing our rigged tax system. Now that federal tax reform has gone into effect, we can say goodbye to a lot of hurtful tax policies. Here’s five things you […]
There may be no crying in baseball, but there’s certainly corporate welfare. When teams take the field for Opening Day this year, many of them will be playing on the taxpayers’ dime—literally. For decades now, lawmakers at every level of government have been forking over millions of hardworking residents’ money to build stadiums for billionaire […]
Nashville has its fair share of traffic problems. What major city doesn’t? But major cities with traffic problems don’t all have an irresponsible plan for “fixing” the problem at ever-increasing taxpayer expense like Nashville does. Former Nashville Mayor Megan Barry proposed a transit plan that will be open to a vote by the taxpayers on May 1st this […]
Today the House voted to pass a pork-laden $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill. While that’s bad news, one piece of good news is that the bill doesn’t include any money for Obamacare bailouts. Meant to prop up Obamacare and its skyrocketing premiums, these proposals – including reinsurance and cost-sharing reduction payments – are nothing more […]
