Taxes Matter
Believe it or not, taxes matter. They matter in the sense that people change their behavior in regards to activities subjected to taxation. For example, about ten years ago the […]
Read More →The Rising Cost of Complying with the Federal Income Tax
In a recent report published by the Tax Foundation, the estimated tax compliance burden due to the federal income tax was $265.1 billion in 2005. Mainer’s share of the compliance […]
Read More →New Hidden Tax/Fee of the Week
This week’s installment of the “Hidden/Fee of the Week” is up on the MHPC website–the aeronautical gasoline tax. Enjoy :-)
Read More →The Little Secret Hidden in the Recently Passed Federal Tax Cut
By now we have all heard about the recently enacted Federal income tax cut officially called the “Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005.” The Joint Committe on Taxation […]
Read More →Hidden Taxes and Fees
As I mentioned in my first posting, tax transparency is a critical component of a good tax system. Without tax transparency, taxpayers have no way to judge whether or not […]
Read More →That Pesky Data
On Thursday, the New England Economic Partnership , a nonprofit organization that issues economic forecasts twice a year, released its new forecast for the New England States. The report addresses […]
Read More →Tax Reform
By: J. Scott Moody Welcome to The Maine Heritage’s Policy Center’s new blog. The goal of the MHPC blog is to provide timely commentary on important policy issues. In particular, […]
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