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Texas Public Policy Foundation RADIO ALERT: Talmadge Heflin will be a guest on "The CNN 650 Morning Show with Brent Clanton" (CNN 650 - Houston) at 9:06 a.m. Thursday, and on "The Lynn Woolley Show" (check local listings) at 9:06 a.m. Friday. Topic: his recent op-ed and the Foundation's research on replacing the property tax with an expanded sales tax.
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"Talmadge Heflin, director of the Texas Public Policy Foundation's
Center for Fiscal Policy, said local governments would not lose
decision-making control but they would lose the unfair advantage they
now have over taxpayers. Local officials often claim to be lowering
taxes by reducing the property tax rate but are actuall...y increasing
their revenue and the burden on property owners because of rising
property values, he said."
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Debra Medina, the feisty Republican running for governor, promises Texans that she will liberate them from their property taxes.
Texas Public Policy Foundation Op-ed by Talmadge Heflin, Director of TPPF's Center for Fiscal Policy, in today's Houston Chronicle.
Yes, Texas can put a halt to onerous property tax | Viewpoints, Outlook | Chron.com - Houston Chroni
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If you're a homeowner in Texas, hopefully you've already paid your property taxes. After last Monday's deadline, what was already a hefty and growing tax bill will become even larger.
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On this week's Texas PolicyCast, The
Honorable Talmadge Heflin, director of TPPF's Center for Fiscal Policy
and former chairman of the Texas House Appropriations Committee,
summarizes the Foundation's report, "Enhancing Texas' Economic Growth Through Tax Reform," and argues that replacing the property tax with
an expanded ...sales tax is not only feasible but would be beneficial to
the Texas economy.
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TPPF Senior Fellow Donna Arduin, a partner
with Arduin, Laffer & Moore
Econometrics, explains the benefits of replacing property tax with a consumption ("sales") tax.
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Dr. Thomas Woods, economist and author of the New York Times best-seller "Meltdown," explains how America and Texas can improve their economic outlook by
exercising fiscal restraint.
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Dr. Thomas Woods, New York Times bestselling author and economist at the Ludwig Von Mises Institute, discusses his new book "Meltdown" and explains how government regulation of the markets has produced our current state of economy.
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Dr. Thomas Woods, New York Times bestselling author and economist at the Ludwig Von
Mises Institute, discusses his new book "Meltdown" and explains how
government regulation of the markets has produced our current state of economy.
The University of Texas at Austin recently announced it would be shutting down its well-known and much loved Cactus Café due to budget woes....
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"The Texas Legislature and our last two governors have acted in good
faith to reduce property taxes, but the combination of rising property
valuations and local government excesses has caused property taxes to
continue their surge. So what can our state do to relieve this burden?"
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During tonight's gubernatorial debate, there were multiple references to TPPF's research on the feasibility and economic benefits of replacing the property tax with a reformed sales tax. The report is attached below. A summary of the findings: "A sound tax system is simple to understand, not
overly costly
to implement,... and minimizes economic distortions. Compared
to other states, Texas’ current tax system can be improved by repealing
property taxes and replacing the revenues with a reformed sales tax."
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Following President Obamas State of the Union speech, Democratic congressional leaders have announced that the push for comprehensive health care reform legislation is on indefinite hold. The entire process has been on wrong track from the very beginning...
According to the Cato Institute, federal subsidy programs topped the 2,000 mark for the first time last week. Almost half of those have been created in the last 20 years: the number of federal subsidy programs soared 21 percent during the 1990s and 40 percent during the 2000s...
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Dr. Richard Brake, Director of University Stewardship and
the Culture of Enterprise Initiative at the Intercollegiate Studies Institute,
shares his thoughts on how to improve Western Civilization curriculum at
institutions of higher education.
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Today's Quick Take: House Appropriations
Chairman Jim Pitts shares his outlook on 2012-2013 Texas budget.
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Representative Jim Pitts stops by to discuss the 2012-2013 Texas budget.
Social media has revolutionized countless aspects of our lives and made communicating while at work, rest, or play a cinch. Yet, even as transformational as social media has been over the last several years, our states public information laws reflect very little of the world we live in...
